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Transscleral electroretinography.

D J Schanzlin·J Pokorny·J T Ernest·F W Newell
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We studied the electroretinogram in normal patients, patients with opacities of the anterior segment, and patients with vitreous hemorrage, using a high-intensity light stimulus delivered either through the sclera or through the pupil. We found the response obtained with transscleral stimulation a consistent indicator of gross retinal function. Since the stimulus entered the eye through the sclera, it provided a method for studying the retinal responses independent of opaque or translucent media.

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Corneal OpacityDiabetic RetinopathyElectroretinographyHumansPupilRetinal HemorrhageScleraJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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D J Schanzlin, J Pokorny, J T Ernest, F W Newell. 1978. Transscleral electroretinography.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/621126/

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