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Gallo Afflitto G, Chou TH, Swaminathan SS, Aiello F, Gedde SJ, Nucci C, Porciatti V. Pattern Electroretinogram in Ocular Hypertension, Glaucoma Suspect and Early Manifest Glaucoma Eyes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. OPHTHALMOLOGY SCIENCE 2023; 3:100322. [PMID: 37334035 PMCID: PMC10272507 DOI: 10.1016/j.xops.2023.100322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Topic To provide standardized confidence limits of the transient pattern electroretinogram (tPERG) P50 and N95 and steady state pattern electroretinogram (ssPERG) amplitudes in normal controls as compared to ocular hypertension (OHT), glaucoma suspect (GS), or early manifest glaucoma (EMG) eyes. Clinical Relevance The identification of standardized confidence limits in the context of pattern electroretinogram (PERG) might overcome the high intrinsic variability of the measure, and it might lead to a more intuitive understanding of the results as well as to an easier comparison of data from multiple tests, sites, and operators. Methods The study protocol was prospectively registered on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (ID: CRD42022370032). A literature search was conducted on PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus. Studies comparing PERG raw data in normal control eyes as compared to OHT, GS, or EMG were included. The risk of bias was assessed using the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence quality assessment tool. The main outcome was the P50, N95, and ssPERG amplitude difference between the control and the study groups' eyes. The standardized mean difference was calculated as a measure of the effect size for the primary outcome. A subanalysis was conducted based on the type of electrodes adopted for the PERG measurements (invasive vs. noninvasive). Results Of the 4580 eligible papers, only 23 were included (1754 eyes). Statistically significant amplitude differences were found in the P50, N95, and ssPERG amplitudes between normal controls and OHT, GS, and EMG eyes. The highest standardized mean difference values were observed in the ssPERG amplitude in all 3 sets of comparison. The subanalysis did not reveal any statistically significant differences between invasive and noninvasive recording strategies. Conclusions The use of standardized values as the main outcome measures in the context of the PERG data analysis is a valid approach, normalizing several confounding factors which have affected the clinical utility of PERG both for individual patients and in clinical trials. Steady state PERG apparently better discriminates diseased eyes compared to tPERG. The adoption of skin-active electrodes is able to adequately discriminate between healthy and diseased statuses. Financial Disclosures Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found after the references.
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- Gabriele Gallo Afflitto
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
- Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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Norcia AM, Yakovleva A, Jehangir N, Goldberg JL. Preferential Loss of Contrast Decrement Responses in Human Glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2022; 63:16. [PMID: 36264656 PMCID: PMC9587510 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.63.11.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine whether glaucoma in human patients produces preferential damage to OFF visual pathways, as suggested by animal experimental models, patient electroretinogram (ERG), and retinal imaging data. Methods Steady-state visual evoked potentials (SSVEPs) were recorded monocularly from 50 patients with glaucoma and 28 age-similar controls in response to equal Weber contrast increments and decrements presented using 2.73 hertz (Hz) sawtooth temporal waveforms. Results The eyes of patients with glaucoma were separated into mild (better than -6 decibel [dB] mean deviation; n = 28) and moderate to severe (worse than -6 dB mean deviation, n = 22) groups based on their Humphrey 24-2 visual field measurements. Response amplitudes and phases from the two glaucoma-severity groups were compared to controls at the group level. SSVEP amplitudes were depressed in both glaucoma groups, more so in the moderate to severe glaucoma group. The differences between controls and the moderate-severe glaucoma groups were more statistically reliable for decrements than for increments. Mean responses to decremental sawtooth stimuli were larger than those to increments in controls and in the mild glaucoma but not in the moderate to severe glaucoma group at the first harmonic. OFF/decrement responses at the first harmonic were faster in controls, but not in patients. Conclusions The observed pattern of preferential loss of decremental responses in human glaucoma is consistent with prior reports of selective damage to OFF retinal ganglion cells in murine models and in data from human ERG and retinal imaging. These data motivate pursuit of SSVEP as a biomarker for glaucoma progression.
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- Anthony M. Norcia
- Department of Psychology, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Spencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Spencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Spencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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Allen RS, Olsen TW, Sayeed I, Cale HA, Morrison KC, Oumarbaeva Y, Lucaciu I, Boatright JH, Pardue MT, Stein DG. Progesterone treatment in two rat models of ocular ischemia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2015; 56:2880-91. [PMID: 26024074 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-16070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine whether the neurosteroid progesterone, shown to have protective effects in animal models of traumatic brain injury, stroke, and spinal cord injury, is also protective in ocular ischemia animal models. METHODS Progesterone treatment was tested in two ocular ischemia models in rats: a rodent anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (rAION) model, which induces permanent monocular optic nerve stroke, and the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model, which causes transient ischemia in both the retina and brain due to an intraluminal filament that blocks the ophthalmic and middle cerebral arteries. Visual function and retinal histology were assessed to determine whether progesterone attenuated retinal injury in these models. Additionally, behavioral testing and 2% 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining in brains were used to compare progesterone's neuroprotective effects in both retina and brain using the MCAO model. RESULTS Progesterone treatment showed no effect on visual evoked potential (VEP) reduction and retinal ganglion cell loss in the permanent rAION model. In the transient MCAO model, progesterone treatment reduced (1) electroretinogram (ERG) deficits, (2) MCAO-induced upregulation of glutamine synthetase (GS) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and (3) retinal ganglion cell loss. As expected, progesterone treatment also had significant protective effects in behavioral tests and a reduction in infarct size in the brain. CONCLUSIONS Progesterone treatment showed protective effects in the retina following MCAO but not rAION injury, which may result from mechanistic differences with injury type and the therapeutic action of progesterone.
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- Rachael S Allen
- Emergency Medicine Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States 2Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States 3Atlanta VA Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Decatur, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Emergency Medicine Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Emergency Medicine Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Emergency Medicine Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Emergency Medicine Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States 3Atlanta VA Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Decatur, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States 3Atlanta VA Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Decatur, Georgia, United States
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- Emergency Medicine Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Nguyen BN, Lek JJ, Vingrys AJ, McKendrick AM. Clinical impact of migraine for the management of glaucoma patients. Prog Retin Eye Res 2015; 51:107-24. [PMID: 26232725 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2015.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Revised: 07/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Migraine is a common and debilitating primary headache disorder that affects 10-15% of the general population, particularly people of working age. Migraine is relevant to providers of clinical eye-care because migraine attacks are associated with a range of visual sensory symptoms, and because of growing evidence that the results of standard tests of visual function necessary for the diagnosis and monitoring of glaucoma (visual fields, electrophysiology, ocular imaging) can be abnormal due to migraine. These abnormalities are measureable in-between migraine events (the interictal period), despite patients being asymptomatic and otherwise healthy. This picture is further complicated by epidemiological data that suggests an increased prevalence of migraine in patients with glaucoma, particularly in patients with normal tension glaucoma. We discuss how migraine, as a co-morbidity, can confound the results and interpretation of clinical tests that form part of contemporary glaucoma evaluation, and provide practical evidence-based recommendations for the clinical testing and management of patients with migraine who attend eye-care settings.
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- Bao N Nguyen
- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Wright TM, Goharian I, Gardiner SK, Sehi M, Greenfield DS. Short-term enhancement of visual field sensitivity in glaucomatous eyes following surgical intraocular pressure reduction. Am J Ophthalmol 2015; 159:378-85.e1. [PMID: 25447113 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2014.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2014] [Revised: 11/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To examine the hypothesis that surgical intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction leads to enhancement of visual field (VF) sensitivity in glaucomatous eyes. DESIGN Prospective case-control study. METHODS Patients with uncontrolled IOP requiring trabeculectomy or aqueous drainage device were enrolled. Controls consisted of medically treated glaucoma patients with stable IOP and no change in medical therapy during follow-up. Two baseline preoperative VFs and 3 follow-up VF examinations at 1, 2, and 3 months postoperatively were used for analysis. The same number of VF examinations measured within an 18-month interval was used for control eyes. VF locations with significant change were defined as exceeding 95% test-retest confidence limits based upon the mean sensitivity using the 2 baseline VF exams. The number of significantly changing locations per eye and changes in mean and pattern standard deviation (PSD) from the mean baseline fields were compared between groups using a Poisson generalized estimating equation model. RESULTS Thirty eyes of 30 surgically treated glaucoma patients and 41 eyes of 28 stable controls were enrolled. Postoperative IOP was decreased at follow-up 3 compared with baseline (P < .001) in the surgical eyes, but was similar in control eyes (P = .92). At follow-up 3, the number of test locations improving in central (P = .014) and peripheral (P = .019) VF locations was significantly greater in the surgical eyes. The number of eyes with improved PSD at follow-up 3 was significantly greater in the surgical eyes compared with controls (P = .02). CONCLUSIONS Short-term enhancement of central and peripheral VF sensitivity occurs after surgical reduction of IOP in glaucomatous eyes and may represent a potential biomarker for retinal ganglion cell response to therapeutic interventions in glaucoma.
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Finzi A, Strobbe E, Tassi F, Fresina M, Cellini M. Hemifield pattern electroretinogram in ocular hypertension: comparison with frequency doubling technology and optical coherence tomography to detect early optic neuropathy. Clin Ophthalmol 2014; 8:1929-36. [PMID: 25284979 PMCID: PMC4181626 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s67193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To assess the sensitivity and specificity of hemifield pattern electroretinogram (HF-PERG) for detecting early retinal ganglion cell (RGC) damage in ocular hypertensive (OH) patients. METHODS Fifty-two OH patients (mean age 56±9.6 years) with an intraocular pressure (IOP) .21 mmHg were assessed. All subjects underwent HF-PERG, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and frequency doubling technology (FDT) visual field. RESULTS OH patients showed a significant increase of peak-time of the N95 (P=0.027) compared to controls. The amplitude of the N95 of the lower and upper HF-PERG showed significant differences (P=0.037 and P=0.023, respectively) between the two groups. A significant intraocular (P=0.006) and interocular (P=0.018) asymmetry of N95 amplitude was found. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis revealed a sensitivity of 93% for the N95 of the lower HF-PERG, whereas full-field pattern electroretinogram (PERG) N95 peak-time had a sensitivity of 88%. In OH patients, we found a thinning of OCT - retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), especially in the superior and inferior quadrant, although not statistically significant, and a significantly higher FDT pattern standard deviation (FDT-PSD; P=0.001). In the OCT-RNFL inferior quadrant, a sensitivity of 82% was recorded. Finally, the sensitivity of the FDT-PSD was 92%. CONCLUSION Our study shows that HF-PERG is a very sensitive test for detecting early damage of the RGC.
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- Alessandro Finzi
- Department of Specialized, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine, Ophthalmology Service, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Specialized, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine, Ophthalmology Service, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Specialized, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine, Ophthalmology Service, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Specialized, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine, Ophthalmology Service, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Specialized, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine, Ophthalmology Service, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Mohan K, Harper MM, Kecova H, Ye EA, Lazic T, Sakaguchi DS, Kardon RH, Grozdanic SD. Characterization of structure and function of the mouse retina using pattern electroretinography, pupil light reflex, and optical coherence tomography. Vet Ophthalmol 2012; 15 Suppl 2:94-104. [PMID: 22642927 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2012.01034.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To perform in vivo analysis of retinal functional and structural parameters in healthy mouse eyes. ANIMAL STUDIED Adult C57BL/6 male mice (n = 37). PROCEDURES Retinal function was evaluated using pattern electroretinography (pERG) and the chromatic pupil light reflex (cPLR). Structural properties of the retina and nerve fiber layer (NFL) were evaluated using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). RESULTS The average pERG amplitudes were found to be 11.2 ± 0.7 μV (P50-N95, mean ± SEM), with an implicit time for P50-N95 interval of 90.4 ± 5.4 ms. Total retinal thickness was 229.5 ± 1.7 μm (mean ± SEM) in the area centralis region. The thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer (mean ± SEM) using a circular peripapillary retinal scan centered on the optic nerve was 46.7 ± 0.9 μm (temporal), 46.1 ± 0.9 μm (superior), 45.8 ± 0.9 μm (nasal), and 48.4 ± 1 μm (inferior). The baseline pupil diameter was 2.1 ± 0.05 mm in darkness, and 1.1 ± 0.05 and 0.56 ± 0.03 mm after stimulation with red (630 nm, luminance 200 kcd/m(2)) or blue (480 nm, luminance 200 kcd/m(2)) light illumination, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Pattern electroretinography, cPLR and SD-OCT analysis are reproducible techniques, which can provide important information about retinal and optic nerve function and structure in mice.
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- Kabhilan Mohan
- Iowa City Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Prevention and Treatment of Vision Loss, Iowa City, IA 52246-2209, USA
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Sehi M, Grewal DS, Goodkin ML, Greenfield DS. Reversal of retinal ganglion cell dysfunction after surgical reduction of intraocular pressure. Ophthalmology 2010; 117:2329-36. [PMID: 20920827 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.08.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2010] [Revised: 08/26/2010] [Accepted: 08/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The pattern electroretinogram optimized for glaucoma screening (PERGLA) is a noninvasive method of objectively measuring retinal ganglion cell (RGC) function. This study was undertaken to quantify the RGC response to intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction after glaucoma surgery. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS Forty-seven eyes of 47 patients with uncontrolled IOP or progressive glaucomatous optic neuropathy receiving maximal medical therapy requiring trabeculectomy or aqueous drainage device implantation who met eligibility criteria. METHODS Eyes with visual acuity less than 20/30, corneal or retinal pathologic features, or unreliable standard automated perimetry (SAP) results were excluded. All patients underwent complete ocular examination, arterial blood pressure, SAP, and PERGLA at 2 sessions before surgery and at 3 months after surgery. Mean ocular perfusion pressure (MOPP) was calculated. Each measure of PERGLA amplitude and phase was an average of 600 artifact-free signal registrations. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Intraocular pressure and PERGLA amplitude and phase. RESULTS Forty-seven eyes of 47 patients (mean age ± standard deviation [SD], 69.9 ± 11.3 years) were enrolled. Thirty-four eyes (72%) underwent trabeculectomy with antifibrosis therapy; 13 eyes (28%) underwent glaucoma drainage implant surgery. Mean ± SD postoperative IOP (10.4 ± 4.6 mmHg) was significantly (P< 0.001) reduced compared with that before surgery (19.7 ± 8.6 mmHg). Mean ± SD postoperative PERGLA amplitude (0.46 ± 0.22 μV) was significantly (P = 0.001) increased compared with preoperative PERGLA amplitude (0.37 ± 0.18 μV). Mean ± SD postoperative PERGLA phase (1.72 ± 0.20 π-radian) was significantly (P = 0.01) reduced compared with preoperative PERGLA phase (1.81 ± 0.22 π-radian). Mean ± SD postoperative MOPP (53.1 ± 6.4 mmHg) was significantly (P < 0.001) increased compared with mean ± SD preoperative MOPP (45.8 ± 10.1 mmHg). No correlation (P > 0.05) was identified between change in PERGLA amplitude and change in IOP or MOPP. CONCLUSIONS Reversal of RGC dysfunction occurs after surgical reduction of IOP and may be quantified using PERGLA.
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- Mitra Sehi
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418, USA.
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Sehi M, Grewal DS, Feuer WJ, Greenfield DS. The impact of intraocular pressure reduction on retinal ganglion cell function measured using pattern electroretinogram in eyes receiving latanoprost 0.005% versus placebo. Vision Res 2010; 51:235-42. [PMID: 20813123 DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2010.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2010] [Revised: 08/23/2010] [Accepted: 08/26/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the impact of intraocular (IOP) reduction on retinal ganglion cell (RGC) function measured using pattern electroretinogram optimized for glaucoma (PERGLA) in glaucoma suspect and glaucomatous eyes receiving latanoprost 0.005% versus placebo. METHODS This was a prospective, placebo-controlled, double masked, cross-over clinical trial. One randomly selected eye of each subject meeting eligibility criteria was enrolled. At each visit, subjects underwent five diurnal measurements between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm consisting of Goldmann IOP, and PERGLA measurements. A baseline examination was performed following a 4-week washout period, and repeat examination after randomly receiving latanoprost or placebo for 4-weeks. Subjects were then crossed over to receive the alternative therapy for 4 weeks following a second washout period, and underwent repeat examination. Linear mixed-effect models were used for the analysis. RESULTS Sixty-eight eyes (35 glaucoma, 33 glaucoma suspect) of 68 patients (mean age 67.4 ± 10.6 years) were enrolled. The mean IOP (mmHg) after latanoprost 0.005% therapy (14.9 ± 3.8) was significantly lower than baseline (18.8 ± 4.7, p<0.001) or placebo (18.0 ± 4.3), with a mean reduction of -20 ± 13%. Mean PERGLA amplitude (μV) and phase (π-radian) using latanoprost (0.49 ± 0.22 and 1.71 ± 0.22, respectively) were similar (p > 0.05) to baseline (0.49 ± 0.24 and 1.69 ± 0.19) and placebo (0.50 ± 0.24 and 1.72 ± 0.23). No significant (p > 0.05) diurnal variation in PERGLA amplitude was observed at baseline, or using latanoprost or placebo. Treatment with latanoprost, time of day, and IOP were not significantly (p > 0.05) associated with PERGLA amplitude or phase. CONCLUSION Twenty percent IOP reduction using latanoprost monotherapy is not associated with improvement in RGC function measured with PERGLA.
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- Mitra Sehi
- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418, USA
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Vizzeri G, Tafreshi A, Weinreb RN, Bowd C. Effect of operator and optical defocus on the variability of pattern electroretinogram optimized for glaucoma detection (PERGLA). J Glaucoma 2010; 19:77-82. [PMID: 19373105 PMCID: PMC2824045 DOI: 10.1097/ijg.0b013e31819f934e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of operator and optical defocus on the variability of pattern electroretinogram optimized for glaucoma detection (PERGLA). METHODS Two different operators obtained 2 PERGLA recordings each from 10 healthy participants (5 women, mean age 32.1+/-10.3 y). In addition, one of the operators obtained recordings in which corrective lenses of various diopters (+/-0.5, +/-1, +/-2, and +/-3) were used to generate optical defocus in both eyes. The effect of operator on PERGLA amplitude and phase variability was determined using a single nested variance components' analysis model and by using Bland-Altman plots. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determine the effect of optical defocus on amplitude and phase. RESULTS Differences in measurements between operators accounted for approximately 26.6% and 18.2% of the total variance for amplitude and phase, respectively. Results were confirmed by the use of Bland-Altman plots. ANOVA identified a significant effect of defocus on mean amplitude (F=2.65, P=0.01), but not phase (F=1.02, P=0.42). CONCLUSIONS Measurements obtained by different operators can result in significant differences in PERGLA amplitude. In addition, although optical defocus leads to a decrease in PERGLA amplitude by reducing visual acuity, this can be avoided by obtaining J1 or better vision before testing.
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- Gianmarco Vizzeri
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037-0946, USA
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Repeatability of pattern electroretinogram measurements using a new paradigm optimized for glaucoma detection. J Glaucoma 2009; 18:437-42. [PMID: 19680050 DOI: 10.1097/ijg.0b013e31818c6f44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the within-trial and between-trial repeatability of pattern electroretinogram (PERG) measurements in healthy and patient eyes, using a new clinical instrument, the PERGLA. STUDY DESIGN In all, 70 eyes of 35 healthy individuals (intraocular pressure <22 mm Hg, healthy optic disc by stereophotograph assessment, standard visual fields within normal limits) and 90 eyes of 45 clinic patients (ocular hypertensive, glaucomatous optic neuropathy by stereophotograph assessment and/or repeatable abnormal visual fields) enrolled in the University of California, San Diego Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study (DIGS) were evaluated. Average mean deviation of patient eyes on standard automated perimetry was -1.81 dB (SD=2.61). METHODS The PERG was recorded using the PERGLA paradigm from both eyes simultaneously twice (ie, 2 trials) by a single operator with electrodes being removed and reattached between recordings. Repeatability of PERG amplitude (microV) and phase (pi rad) between 2 runs within a single trial (within-trial condition) was compared with repeatability between 2 trials (ie, after electrode replacement, between-trial condition) by calculating the coefficients of variability (CVs) and the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) and displaying Bland-Altman plots. RESULTS For healthy eyes, amplitude CVs (SD) were 11.5% (11.5) and 9.9% (0.79) for within-trial and between-trial conditions, respectively. ICCs were 0.91 and 0.85. Phase CVs were 1.3% (1.5) (within-trials) and 1.5% (1.4) (between-trials) and ICCs were 0.85 and 0.88. For patient eyes, amplitude CVs (SD) were 12.2% (10.1) and 11.2% (7.5) for within-trial and between-trial conditions, respectively. ICCs were 0.92 and 0.89. Phase CVs were 2.2% (2.2) (within-trials) and 2.4% (2.2) (between-trials) and ICCs were 0.82 and 0.83. Bland-Altman plots indicated good agreement between the repeated recordings and were similar within-trials and between-trials for healthy and patient eyes. CONCLUSIONS Repeatability of PERGLA recordings is good and is similar within-trials and between-trials for both healthy and patient eyes suggesting this technique is promising for monitoring change over time.
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PURPOSE To review the efficacy of the pattern electroretinogram (PERG) in early diagnosis of glaucoma. METHODS Stimulation parameters of check size and temporal frequency are considered. Analyses of various peaks (P50, N95, the N95/P50) and Fourier steady-state are considered. The relation to visual field defects is explored. RESULTS The PERG is markedly alterated in glaucoma. It shows amplitude reductions in (still) normal areas of the visual field. Optical imaging on the retina needs to be optimal. Higher temporal frequency (>10 reversals/s) improves the sensitivity to detect glaucoma compared with transient stimulation. The ratio between the amplitudes to 0.8 degrees checks and to 16 degrees checks, "PERG ratio," exploits a check size-specific reduction in early glaucoma and reduces variability. Longitudinal studies suggest that the PERG can indicate incipient glaucoma damage before evidence from the visual field. CONCLUSIONS The PERG is a demanding electrophysiological technique that can serve as a sensitive biomarker for retinal ganglion cell function. With appropriate paradigms, PERG assists in identifying those patients with elevated interocular pressure in whom glaucoma damage is incipient before visual field changes occur.
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Graham SL. The effects of glaucoma on the latency of the multifocal visual evoked potential. Br J Ophthalmol 2006; 90:1077-8. [PMID: 16929054 PMCID: PMC1857392 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.097592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ventura LM, Porciatti V, Ishida K, Feuer WJ, Parrish RK. Pattern electroretinogram abnormality and glaucoma. Ophthalmology 2005; 112:10-9. [PMID: 15629814 PMCID: PMC2756427 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2004] [Accepted: 07/19/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine the existence of retinal ganglion cell dysfunction and associated risk factors in glaucoma suspects with increased optic disc cupping and normal visual field. DESIGN Cross-sectional, observational study. PARTICIPANTS Two hundred glaucoma suspect (GS) patients were identified based on optic disc abnormalities (vertical cup-to-disc ratios [C/D]>0.5; vertical C/D asymmetry >or= 0.2; disc hemorrhages; notching) in association with known glaucoma risk factors (positive family history, African American descent, increased intraocular pressure [IOP]), but normal visual fields. Forty-two patients had early manifest glaucoma (EMG). Sixteen normal black subjects were added to update previous pattern electroretinogram (PERG) normative data and to establish a normal control (NC) group with a racial breakdown comparable with that of the study groups. METHODS Pattern electroretinograms were recorded simultaneously from both eyes using skin electrodes and automated analysis; visual fields were monitored with standard white-on-white automated perimetry (SAP) central 24-2 program; vertical C/D was evaluated by an independent reader from stereo disc photographs; and univariate and multivariate statistical analysis between PERG and other outcome measures was evaluated. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Pattern electroretinogram amplitude (microV), phase (pi rad), and interocular asymmetry in amplitude and phase (%); and SAP mean deviation (MD; decibels), vertical C/D, age (years), IOP (mmHg), and race (black vs. nonblack). RESULTS The PERG results were abnormal in at least 1 of the outcome measures in 52% of GS patients and 69% of EMG patients. The PERG amplitude was correlated weakly with both MD (P<0.01) and vertical C/D (P = 0.05). The correlation between PERG amplitude and MD and C/D was stronger (P<0.001) for interocular differences rather than absolute measures. Interocular PERG amplitude asymmetry increased with severity of disease (EMG>GS>NC; P<0.01). The PERG amplitude decline with age was steeper in patients with a more negative MD (P<0.01) and in patients with a more negative MD and a larger vertical C/D (P = 0.06). Black race (but not family history) was associated with lower PERG amplitude (P = 0.005) in GS and EMG patients, but not in normal controls (P = 0.44). CONCLUSIONS The correlation between PERG abnormality and known risk factors for glaucoma indicates that PERG has a predictive potential for the development or progression of the disease, or both.
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Momose K, Kiyosawa M, Nemoto N, Mori H, Mochizuki M, Yu JJH. PRBS-determined temporal frequency characteristics of VEP in glaucoma. Doc Ophthalmol 2004; 108:41-6. [PMID: 15104165 DOI: 10.1023/b:doop.0000018386.82692.09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether the PRBS-VEP-determined temporal frequency characteristics (TFCs) of the visual pathways are useful for evaluating the properties of the visual system of glaucomatous patients. The VEPs elicited by pseudorandom stimulation (PRBS) with red LEDs were recorded from 26 eyes with primary open angle glaucoma and 11 age-matched normal eyes. The glaucomatous patients were divided into 3 groups according to the size and shape of their visual field defect; early (9), moderate (9), and severe (8). The cross-spectrum between the PRBS and PRBS-VEPs was used as the TFCs. The TFC of each glaucomatous group were compared to those of the normal controls. A depression of the TFC was found for the middle and high frequencies (18-28 Hz) in the moderate group, and the depression spread to lower frequencies (4-16 Hz) in the severe groups. The TFC values at 14-20 Hz were depressed in the moderate group and most frequencies were depressed significantly with the progression of glaucoma (p < 0.05). The sensitivity of the TFC at 18-20 Hz was 56%, 89% and 100% in the early, moderate and severe glaucoma groups, respectively, and the specificity was 82%. We conclude that the PRBS-determined TFC is altered in glaucomatous eyes, and the frequencies depressed were related to the degree of glaucoma. These findings indicate that the PRBS-determined TFC can be useful for evaluating visual function of glaucomatous eyes.
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- Keiko Momose
- Department of Information Network Engineering, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Atsugi, Japan.
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Porciatti V, Ventura LM. Normative data for a user-friendly paradigm for pattern electroretinogram recording. Ophthalmology 2004; 111:161-8. [PMID: 14711729 PMCID: PMC2760457 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2003.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2003] [Accepted: 04/11/2003] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To provide normative data for a user-friendly paradigm for the pattern electroretinogram (PERG) optimized for glaucoma screening (PERGLA). DESIGN Prospective nonrandomized case series. PARTICIPANTS Ninety-three normal subjects ranging in age between 22 and 85 years. METHODS A circular black-white grating of 25 degrees visual angle, reversing 16.28 times per second, was presented on a television monitor placed inside a Ganzfeld bowl. The PERG was recorded simultaneously from both eyes with undilated pupils by means of skin cup electrodes taped over the lower eyelids. Reference electrodes were taped on the ipsilateral temples. Electrophysiologic signals were conventionally amplified, filtered, and digitized. Six hundred artifact-free repetitions were averaged. The response component at the reversal frequency was isolated automatically by digital Fourier transforms and was expressed as a deviation from the age-corrected average. The procedure took approximately 4 minutes. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Pattern electroretinogram amplitude ( micro V) and phase (pi rad); response variability (coefficient of variation [CV] = standard deviation [SD] / mean x 100) of amplitude and phase of 2 partial averages that build up the PERG waveform; amplitude ( micro V) of background noise waveform, obtained by multiplying alternate sweeps by +1 and -1; and interocular asymmetry (CV of amplitude and phase of the PERG of the 2 eyes). RESULTS On average, the PERG has a signal-to-noise ratio of more than 13:1. The CVs of intrasession and intersession variabilities in amplitude and phase are lower than 10% and 2%, respectively, and do not depend on the operator. The CV of interocular asymmetries in amplitude and phase are 9.8+/-8.8% and 1.5+/-1.4%, respectively. The PERG amplitude and phase decrease with age. Residuals of linear regression lines have normal distribution, with an SD of 0.1 log units for amplitude and 0.019 log units for phase. Age-corrected confidence limits (P<0.05) are defined as +/-2 SD of residuals. CONCLUSIONS The PERGLA paradigm yields responses as reliable as the best previously reported using standard protocols. The ease of execution and interpretation of results of PERGLA indicate a potential value for objective screening and follow-up of glaucoma.
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Stroux A, Martus P, Budde W, Horn F, Jünemann A, Korth M, Jonas JB. Sequential classification in glaucoma diagnosis. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2003; 241:277-83. [PMID: 12719988 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-003-0644-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2002] [Revised: 01/31/2003] [Accepted: 02/04/2003] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Large-scale screening in glaucoma diagnosis is expensive and time consuming. Sequential classification strategies can provide an effective combination of time-efficiency and diagnostic accuracy for glaucoma screening. METHODS In a cross-sectional clinical study, a sequential diagnostic strategy, based on several psychophysical and electrophysiological tests, was evaluated on measurements from 595 eyes from 310 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, and 419 eyes from 213 control subjects (age range 18-70 years in each group). Patients and controls successively underwent up to five psychophysical and electrophysiological diagnostic tests. Optic disc morphometry was taken as gold standard. Adapting group sequential techniques, sensitivity and specificity for the whole diagnostic program were controlled, allotting overall error rates of 10%. The criteria for the diagnostic process were developed in a learning sample (677 eyes) and verified in a validation sample (337 eyes). RESULTS In the validation sample, 62.0% of the examined eyes could be classified, using a sequential 15-min two-step program. An overall 13.6% "gain" of saved time, compared to non-sequential discriminant analysis, was achieved without loss of diagnostic accuracy. A sequential 45-min five-step program classified 68.8% of the whole sample before morphometry, saving approximately 39% of examination time, compared to taking the complete discriminant score. CONCLUSION Especially in screening, where the use of time-consuming and complicated diagnostic procedures is restricted, the implementation of testing programs based on group sequential strategies might be a promising means of saving personnel resources and reducing inconvenience for patients.
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- Andrea Stroux
- Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Free University of Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany.
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Bach M, Sulimma F, Gerling J. Little correlation of the pattern electroretinogram (PERG) and visual field measures in early glaucoma. Doc Ophthalmol 1998; 94:253-63. [PMID: 9682994 DOI: 10.1007/bf02582983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pattern-electroretinograms (PERG) to checkerboard reversal at 16/s. 0.8 degrees and 15 degrees check size and visual fields (Octopus G1) were retrospectively analyzed in 40 eyes of 30 patients with early glaucoma. The mean visual field defect was calculated separately for the central 26 degrees x 34 degrees covered by the PERG stimulus (MDc) and the more peripheral area (MDp) surrounding the stimulus. Deeper field loss was correlated with a reduced pattern electroretinogram amplitude (p < 0.01 for both MDp and MDc), indicating that the pattern electroretinogram deteriorates as glaucoma advances. If the analysis was confined to those 18 eyes (16 patients) that had no field defect within the area covered by the PERG stimulus (normal MDc but abnormal MDp), 13 of these had an abnormal PERG amplitude (p < 0.001). The results suggest that the PERG can reveal impairment of ganglion cell function that is not detected by conventional perimetry.
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- M Bach
- Universitäts-Augenklinik, Freiburg, Germany.
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Porciatti V, Di Bartolo E, Nardi N, Fiorentini A. Responses to chromatic and luminance contrast in glaucoma: a psychophysical and electrophysiological study. Vision Res 1997; 37:1975-87. [PMID: 9274782 DOI: 10.1016/s0042-6989(97)00018-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Increasing anatomical evidence indicates that large retinal ganglion cells (M-cells) are preferentially damaged in primary open angle glaucoma (OAG), while the smaller ganglion cells (P-cells) are relatively spared. In 13 patients with defined OAG and modest visual field defects, we evaluated the responses to stimuli that are expected to involve primarily the function of the P-pathway and compared them with those of control subjects. The psychophysical contrast sensitivity (CS), the PERG and the VEPs were measured for red-green gratings of pure chromatic contrast, as well as yellow-black gratings of pure luminance contrast. As compared with controls, OAG patients had reduced CS for both luminance and chromatic contrast stimuli by about 6 dB. PERGs and VEPs to luminance stimuli were little affected, whereas those to chromatic stimuli were both reduced in amplitude and delayed. These results indicate that visual dysfunction in glaucoma is not selective for the M-pathway, and that responses to equiluminant colour-contrast stimuli may be of diagnostic value.
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- V Porciatti
- Istituto di Neurofisiologia, C.N.R. Pisa, Italy.
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Horn F, Mardin C, Korth M, Martus P. Quadrant pattern ERG with SLO stimulation in normals and glaucoma patients. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1996; 234 Suppl 1:S174-9. [PMID: 8871170 DOI: 10.1007/bf02343068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The pattern ERG (PERG) is one of the promising methods for investigation of glaucoma and may detect it at an early stage. The purpose of this study was to test the usefulness of the scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) as a stimulator for evoking quadrant PERGs under visual control in normal and glaucoma eyes. METHODS The helium-neon laser of a Rodenstock SLO was used for quadrant stimulation (18 degrees x 29 degrees pattern size), while an infrared laser visualized the eye's fundus. Steady-state pattern-reversal ERGs were recorded in response to stripe patterns (8.33 Hz, 0.5 cycles/deg) in four retinal quadrants. Corresponding visual field defects were determined with the Octopus perimeter (G1, peridata). The subjects were 28 controls and 34 glaucoma patients with visual field losses and papillometric defects. RESULTS Amplitudes of nasal retinal areas (which include the blind spot) are smaller than those of temporal ones, and temporal lower responses are the largest. PERG amplitudes of all quadrants are significantly reduced in glaucoma (sensitivity 82%, specificity 80%). The differences between upper and lower quadrant PERGs are correlated with the differences between localized visual field defects of the same areas, (r = 0.46, P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS The study demonstrates the feasibility of the SLO system for evoking localized PERG in normals and patients and shows the reduction of quadrant ERG amplitudes in glaucoma using the laser system.
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- F Horn
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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Fernández-Tirado FJ, Uclés P, Pablo L, Honrubia FM. Electrophysiological methods in early glaucoma detection. Acta Ophthalmol 1994; 72:168-74. [PMID: 8079620 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1994.tb05011.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Electrophysiological methods like pattern electroretinogram and pattern visual evoked potentials may be the best approach for early glaucoma detection, as they have demonstrated to be sensitive to the ganglion cells functional changes. Reported values of both P50 and N95 pattern electroretinogram components differ widely, a fact perhaps related to a heterogeneous grouping of patients suffering from ocular hypertension and glaucoma, rather than to the type of technique utilized. This study is based on a total of 42 subjects: 14 normals, 16 subjects suffering from ocular hypertension, and 12 patients with glaucoma, with 79 eyes examined. Pattern electroretinogram and pattern visual evoked potentials were used as successive techniques. Setting condition for pattern electroretinogram, such as low temporal frequency (2 Hz), 30 min check size, high contrast (99%) and luminance (93 cd/m2), identified the N95 component as the best index for early glaucoma detection. In the control group N95 mean amplitude was 1.62 muV +/- 0.59 SD and showed almost significant difference with ocular hypertension (p = 0.07) and highly significant difference with the glaucoma group (p < 0.01), with decrement of 58.6% in the glaucoma group. P50 mean amplitude, on the contrary, did not show significant differences among the groups (Newman-Keul test), its reduction in glaucoma being 28%. The mean pattern visual evoked potentials latency was alos highly significant between glaucoma and control groups, but not between ocular hypertension and control groups; the mean amplitude did not show significant differences. A proportion of 26.6% abnormal pattern electroretinogram was found in the group suspected of having glaucoma where conventional methods had proved normal.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Mierdel P, Zenker HJ, Marré E. Cortical potentials to pattern reversal and luminance onset under ramp stimulation conditions in glaucoma. Doc Ophthalmol 1992; 80:43-50. [PMID: 1505338 DOI: 10.1007/bf00161230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Stimulus quantities with a ramp-like temporal course evoke cortical potentials that are delayed and attenuated in comparison with responses evoked by a step-like course. This delay probably depends on temporal transfer characteristics of the activated precortical visual system. In a pilot study, luminance onset and pattern-reversal stimulation using this technique (light-emitting diode stimulator; transition time, 50 ms) were applied to 18 glaucomatous eyes with early visual field damage. The visual evoked cortical potential latency shifts between ramp and step mode were compared with visual field indices (mean defect, corrected loss variance). The pattern-reversal stimulation in ramp mode yielded a significant difference between the glaucoma group and normal subjects (p less than 0.004). The difference between groups with pattern-reversal stimulation in step mode was not significant (p = 0.15). From the determined visual field indices, only the mean defect showed a significant correlation to the measured visual evoked cortical potential latency shift, with both luminance-onset and pattern-reversal stimulation. In glaucoma with early malfunction, the precortical transmission and processing of lower and middle temporal frequencies, which are predominant in ramp-like temporal stimulus courses, are obviously more affected than the transmission of higher frequencies. The ramp stimulation technique for visual evoked cortical potentials might be of interest as a tool to detect early and specific functional defects in glaucoma.
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- P Mierdel
- Eye Clinic, Medical Academy Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
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