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A Thaler

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[Electroophthalmological characteristics in ischemic retinopathy (author's transl)].

In the ERG the b-wave and the oscillatory potentials are reduced or nonrecordable in ischemic retinopathy. The photopic b-wave appeared to be more sensitive than the scotopic b-wave. In the EOG the slow oscillation is reduced. These clinical observations are in accordance with the results of experimental studies in rhesus monkeys.

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[The influence of vitamin A deficiency on the electrooculogram (author's transl)].

Hypovitaminosis A caused by a malabsorption syndrome had led to nearly selective disturbance of rod function in a 30 years old female. No rod dark-adaptation could be recorded. The b-wave in the ERG was lacking and the EOG was flat. The cone function appeared to be unimpaired. This could be documented by normal cone-ERG, colour vision, visual acuity and central visual fields. Following treatment with vitamin A the subjective dark-adaptation, the b-wave in ERG and the EOG recovered. The results show that cones contribute barely to the oscillations of EOG.

Adult↗

Light peak to dark trough ratio in clinical electro-oculography: influence of dark oscillations on the following light peak.

In the clinical standard EOG procedure the light rise potential is influenced by the preceding dark troughs oscillation. This is apparent in the different configuration of the light rise potential when following a dark trough instead of a steady state. Uninfluenced responses can be obtained only under steady-state conditions. Recording of the light peak potential in this manner may be used on a trial basis for clinical routine examination. Experimental and more detailed clinical studies require separate recording of light peak and dark trough potential, each preceded by a steady state. The evaluation of these responses, expressing them in percent of the steady state, should reveal more information than can be expected from the standard light peak to dark trough ratio.

Adult↗

[Dark adaptation in achromats (mathematical analysis) (author's transl)].

The integral dark adaptation curves of 10 complete acromats, 4 incomplete achromats and 11 normal subjects were compared using regression analysis. Neither in achromats nor in normal subjects a kink could be proven by this method. The final threshold of the mean dark adaptation curve of the complete achromats is slightly elevated. This may be explained by the fact that the group comprised 6 children.

Color Vision Defects↗

[Subacute myelo-optic-neuropathy (S.M.O.N.) following treatment with clioquinol (author's transl)].

2 patients, who were treated with clioquinol after radical resection of carcinoma of the rectum and colostomy, developed symmetrical sensorimotor polyneuropathy, mild posterior tract ataxia, bilateral pyramidal tract lesions and optic neuropathy, a clinical picture compatible with subacute myelo-optic-neuropathy (S.M.O.N.). One patient had neurological symptoms after having received 750 g of clioquinol, 3 years after treatment started, and impairment of vision was noted after having received 1200 g. The other patient had neurological symptoms 6 weeks after clioquinol was first given, having received 65 g, the average daily dose being 1.5 g, and vision was impaired after 765 g had been administered. On examination 12 and 14 months after clioquinol had been discontinued, the first patient's vision was slightly improved, but he was otherwise unchanged, while the vision of the other patient was unchanged, but she had otherwise deteriorated slightly neurologically. Electrophysiological examinations confirmed the clinical observations. A multifactor etiology of the syndrome: neurotoxicity of clioquinol, paraneoplastic neuropathy and malabsorption, is discussed.

Abdomen, Acute↗