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Comparison of the human electro-oculographic response to green and near-ultraviolet stimuli.

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Marchese, AL; Maggiano, JM; Friedman, AH
Published in: Doc Ophthalmol
1992

We recorded the electro-oculogram from 27 normal subjects by means of green and near-ultraviolet (UVA) stimulation. After a 40-minute dark-adaptation period, baseline responses were recorded. In response to the green stimulus, the electro-oculogram increased from this level by an average (+/- standard error of the mean) of 49.5% +/- 4.0%. Although the predicted scotopic effectiveness of the ultraviolet stimulus was more than 3 log units below that of the green stimulus, the near-ultraviolet-induced electro-oculogram increased to an average of 21.9% +/- 3.0% above baseline. This response cannot be due to lens fluorescence to the near-ultraviolet stimulus, since two aphakic subjects had electro-oculographic responses of 32% and 76% above baseline to near-ultraviolet stimuli. Neither the green nor the ultraviolet electro-oculogram changed significantly with age. These large responses to near-ultraviolet stimulation demonstrate the need for standardizing light sources for electro-oculographic testing because the degree of near-ultraviolet irradiance varies considerably according to their design characteristics.

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Doc Ophthalmol

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ISSN

0012-4486

Publication Date

1992

Volume

79

Issue

2

Start / End Page

117 / 124

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultraviolet Rays
  • Retina
  • Photic Stimulation
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Light
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Electrooculography
 

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Marchese, A. L., Maggiano, J. M., & Friedman, A. H. (1992). Comparison of the human electro-oculographic response to green and near-ultraviolet stimuli. Doc Ophthalmol, 79(2), 117–124. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00156571
Marchese, A. L., J. M. Maggiano, and A. H. Friedman. “Comparison of the human electro-oculographic response to green and near-ultraviolet stimuli.Doc Ophthalmol 79, no. 2 (1992): 117–24. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00156571.
Marchese AL, Maggiano JM, Friedman AH. Comparison of the human electro-oculographic response to green and near-ultraviolet stimuli. Doc Ophthalmol. 1992;79(2):117–24.
Marchese, A. L., et al. “Comparison of the human electro-oculographic response to green and near-ultraviolet stimuli.Doc Ophthalmol, vol. 79, no. 2, 1992, pp. 117–24. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/BF00156571.
Marchese AL, Maggiano JM, Friedman AH. Comparison of the human electro-oculographic response to green and near-ultraviolet stimuli. Doc Ophthalmol. 1992;79(2):117–124.
Journal cover image

Published In

Doc Ophthalmol

DOI

ISSN

0012-4486

Publication Date

1992

Volume

79

Issue

2

Start / End Page

117 / 124

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultraviolet Rays
  • Retina
  • Photic Stimulation
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Light
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Electrooculography