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PURPOSE: To investigate whether the multifocal visual evoked potential (mVEP) is dependent on the electrode position, and to confirm the reproducibility of the mVEP. METHODS: The mVEPs were recorded using the Veris III system with two different bipolar electrode settings. In Position 1, electrodes were placed at equal distances in vertical alignment 2 cm above and below the inion. In Position 2, the electrodes were placed in horizontal alignment at equal distances 2 cm to the left and right of the inion. Dartboard pattern stimulation was conducted. The mVEPs were repeatedly recorded from 4 volunteers, and mainly the second-order kernel response components were analyzed. RESULTS: Although the reproducibility of mVEP was good in both Position 1 and Position 2, each waveform of the mVEP was drastically different between the two positions. This difference in the waveforms was clearly shown in the center and at the horizontal meridian. We also investigated the first-order kernel response components of the mVEPs. Several traces of the first-order kernel response components did not reveal flat traces. This point is also worthy of consideration. CONCLUSION: Responses from mVEPs are clearly dependent on the electrode position.
To extract the nonlinear component of the electroretinogram (ERG) from the posterior pole (pp) of the human ocular fundus and to evaluate the possibility of its clinical application, three types of stimulus modes - double-flash, single-flash, and delayed single-flash stimuli - were produced using a conventional electrophysiological system. A large hexagonal element was presented on a CRT monitor, and ppERGs were recorded from 14 normal eyes and 16 eyes of eight highly myopic patients. The nonlinear component of the ppERG was obtained by subtracting the single-flash ERG and delayed single-flash ERG responses from the double flash ERG response. Three peaks were commonly observed in the nonlinear component of ppERG, all of which were significantly depressed in patients with high myopia. ppERGs that can be obtained using a simple algorithm might be useful in clinical applications.