Physiologic significance of steady-state pattern electroretinogram losses in glaucoma: Clues from simulation of abnormalities in normal subjects

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 535-542

  Porciatti, Vittorio ^a   Ventura, Lori M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Pattern electroretinogram; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LUMINANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SIMULATION; SKIN ELECTRODE; STEADY STATE; VISUAL STIMULATION; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; AXONS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 70349739661     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e318193c2e1     Document Type: Article

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