Manami Kuze1, Yukitaka Uji. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan. m-kuze@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
Abstract
PURPOSE: To investigate changes in the oscillatory potentials (OPs) of electroretinograms (ERGs) during dark adaptation (DA). METHODS: ERGs were recorded from ten normal subjects. Following 15 min of light adaptation, ERGs were recorded every 30 s for 20 min to follow the changes in the OPs during the course of DA. A 20-ms, 560-nm rectangular pulse of light was presented at 3.3 Hz to elicit the ERGs. RESULTS: The latencies of OP1 and OP2 did not change significantly, but the amplitudes decreased slightly during DA. OP3 was not observed at 30 s, but appeared after 1 min of DA between OP2 and OP4. Similar results were obtained with stimulus durations of 10 to 100 ms in 10-ms steps. The amplitude of OP3 increased to 10 min of DA and then plateaued. CONCLUSION: The characteristics of OP3, which increases during DA, indicate that it is probably related to rod activity.
PURPOSE: To investigate changes in the oscillatory potentials (OPs) of electroretinograms (ERGs) during dark adaptation (DA). METHODS: ERGs were recorded from ten normal subjects. Following 15 min of light adaptation, ERGs were recorded every 30 s for 20 min to follow the changes in the OPs during the course of DA. A 20-ms, 560-nm rectangular pulse of light was presented at 3.3 Hz to elicit the ERGs. RESULTS: The latencies of OP1 and OP2 did not change significantly, but the amplitudes decreased slightly during DA. OP3 was not observed at 30 s, but appeared after 1 min of DA between OP2 and OP4. Similar results were obtained with stimulus durations of 10 to 100 ms in 10-ms steps. The amplitude of OP3 increased to 10 min of DA and then plateaued. CONCLUSION: The characteristics of OP3, which increases during DA, indicate that it is probably related to rod activity.