Electrophysiological evaluation of the macular cone system: Focal electroretinography and visual evoked potentials after photostress

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 178-188

  Parisi, Vincenzo ^a   Falsini, Benedetto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; REVIEW;

EID: 0032422174     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08820539809056051     Document Type: Review

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