Modulation of ERG retinal sensitivity parameters with light environment and photoperiod

Documenta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-99

  Beaulieu, Catherine ^a,b,c   Rufiange, Marianne ^a,b,c   Dumont, Marie ^a,b   Lachapelle, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Light history; Light sensitivity; Photopic ERG; Scotopic ERG; Seasonal variations; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT ADAPTATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTON; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; RETINA; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHOTOPERIOD; RETINA; SEASONS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 61849118535     PISSN: 00124486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10633-008-9137-6     Document Type: Article

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