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      Retinal Early Receptor Potential in Retinitis pigmentosa: Correlations with Visual Field and Fluoroangiography Estimates

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          The flash induced electroretinogram (ERG) and early receptor potential (ERP) were recorded in a population of patients with definite diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa in the context of a study protocol including a complete diagnostic screening. ERPs were evoked by full-field 20-joule stimuli (5 stimuli at 10 min of interval in dark adaptation); recording was by skin electrodes positioned at the inferior orbital margin; amplifiers were set at 10–10,000 Hz. The flash ERG was absent or markedly abnormal in all cases, even at an early stage of development of the retinitis, while ERPs (with a normal morphology, latency of the R<sub>1</sub>·component increased and a reduced amplitude compared to normal controls) could be identified unambiguously in all cases. The amplitude reduction was highly correlated with the severity of the disease as determined by kinetic perimetry and fluorangiography.

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          Journal
          OPH
          Ophthalmologica
          10.1159/issn.0030-3755
          Ophthalmologica
          S. Karger AG
          0030-3755
          1423-0267
          1991
          1991
          31 March 2010
          : 203
          : 2
          : 82-88
          Affiliations
          aInstitute of Ophthalmology (Head: Prof. M. Zingirian) and bInstitute of Neurophysiopathology (Head: Prof. G. Rosadini), University of Genoa, Italy
          Article
          310231 Ophthalmologica 1991;203:82–88
          10.1159/000310231
          1762724
          ed90a26f-4898-4288-bce1-b4b53016fa77
          © 1991 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          History
          : 01 March 1991
          : 22 March 1991
          Page count
          Pages: 7
          Categories
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          Vision sciences,Ophthalmology & Optometry,Pathology
          Fluoroangiography,Flash electroretinogram,Early receptor potential,Retinitis pigmentosa,Visual field

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