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ArticleDocumenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology2012

Establishing baseline rod electroretinogram values in achromatopsia and cone dystrophy.

Isaac Wang, Naheed W Khan, Kari Branham, B Wissinger, Susanne Kohl, J R Heckenlively

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Article in Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Isaac WangKellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA.
Naheed W KhanKellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA.
Kari BranhamKellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA.
B WissingerMolecular Genetics Laboratory and Molecular Genetics of Sensory Systems, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, Röntgenweg 11, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
Susanne KohlMolecular Genetics Laboratory and Molecular Genetics of Sensory Systems, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, Röntgenweg 11, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
J R HeckenlivelyKellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA. jrheck@umich.edu.

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purposeTo establish the normal range of values for rod-isolated b-wave amplitudes in achromatopsia and cone dystrophies.

methodsWe reviewed charts of 112 patients with various types of cone dystrophy, and compared their standardized electroretinographic rod b-wave amplitudes with age-matched normal controls. Twenty-six patients had known mutations in achromatopsia and cone dystrophy genes, while 53 were characterized by their inheritance pattern since they had yet to have their gene identified. Visual acuity information and scotomata were documented.

resultsWe found that patients with achromatopsia and cone dystrophy had rod b-wave amplitudes that were significantly lower than age-matched controls, but found no evidence of rod amplitude progression nor loss of peripheral visual fields in the study group.

conclusionsWe found that cone dystrophy patients of all types had depressed rod-isolated ERGs across the board. If typical diagnostic criteria are used, these patients might be considered to have "abnormal" rod-isolated electroretinographic values, and might be called "cone-rod dystrophy", even though the waveforms are stable for years. Patients with cone-rod dysfunction patterns on ERG can be better understood by also performing kinetic (Goldmann) visual fields, which will help to distinguish cone dystrophies from progressive cone-rod dystrophies by central scotomata size and progression over time in many forms of cone-rod dystrophy.

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ElectroretinographyAdultAgedColor Vision DefectsCyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation ChannelsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedRetinal Cone Photoreceptor CellsRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsRetrospective StudiesScotomaVisual AcuityVisual FieldsCNGA3 protein, humanCNGB3 protein, humanCyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation ChannelsKCNV2 protein, humanPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedAchromatopsiaCentral scotomataCone dystrophyCone-rod interactionRod electroretinogram

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