Electroretinography in central retinal vein occlusion |
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Authors: | Sohan Singh Hayreh Marie R. Klugman Patricia Podhajsky Hansjoerg E. Kolder |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa, 52242 Iowa City, IA, USA;(2) Department of Preventive Medicine (Biostatistics), University of Iowa, 52242 Iowa City, IA, USA |
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Abstract: | In 149 eyes with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO), we prospectively investigated the role of routine, clinical electroretinography (ERG) in differentiating ischemic (60 eyes) from nonischemic CRVO (89 eyes). Single-flash photopic and scotopic ERGs were recorded. Data for the amplitudes and implicit times of a- and b-waves and for the b-/a-wave amplitude ratio were analyzed in detail. The study revealed that the best ERG parameter (for both photopic and scotopic ERG) for differentiating ischemic from nonischemic CRVO was a subnormal b-wave amplitude (reduced to 60% or by 1 SD from the normal mean value, or 64%–69% of that in the fellow normal eye), with a sensitivity of 80%–90% and a specificity of 70%–80%. ERG findings were correlated with the relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD). An RAPD of 0.7 log units showed a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 90% in differentiating ischemic from nonischemic CRVO. ERG and RAPD findings showed a good correlation. The combined ERG and RAPD tests could differentiate 97%–100% of ischemic from nonischemic CRVO cases, with a specificity of about 70%.Presented in part at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sarasota, Florida, USA, 2 May 1988Supported by grant EY-1151 from the National Institutes of Health, and in part by unrestricted grants from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., and from Alcon Research Institute |
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