Are circadian variations in the electroretinogram evident on routine testing?

Documenta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 165-169

  Marcus, Mira ^a,b   Cabael, Lorella ^a   Marmor, Michael F ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Circadian variation; Electroretinogram; Photoreceptors; Retinitis pigmentosa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARK ADAPTATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PHOTOPIC VISION; PHOTORECEPTOR; RETINA ROD; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; WAVEFORM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 4344665221     PISSN: 00124486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:DOOP.0000036844.67273.1b     Document Type: Review

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