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Purpose To compare the visual fields results obtained using the Swedish interactive thresholding algorithm-Standard (SS) and the Swedish interactive thresholding algorithm-Faster (SFR) in normal subjects, glaucoma suspects, and patients with glaucoma and to quantify potential time-saving benefits of the SFR algorithm. Design Prospective, cross-sectional study. Methods One randomly selected eye from 364 patients (77 normal subjects, 178 glaucoma suspects, and 109 patients with glaucoma) seen in a single institution underwent testing using both SS and SFR on the Humphrey Field Analyzer. Cumulative test time using each algorithm was compared after accounting for different rates of test reliability. Pointwise and cluster analysis was performed to determine whether there were systematic differences between algorithms. Results Using SFR had a greater rate of unreliable results (29.3%) compared with SS (7.7%, P Conclusions After accounting for different rates of test reliability, SFR can result in significant time savings compared with SS. Clinicians should be cognizant of false positive rates and seeding point errors as common sources of error for SFR. Results between algorithms are not directly interchangeable, especially if there is a visual field deficit