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ArticleDocumenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology2017

Constant luminance (cd·s/m

C Quentin Davis, Olga Kraszewska, Colette Manning

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Article in Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02466607 (Study of Stimulus Parameters in Flicker Electroretinogram), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers.

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NCT02466607 nacompletednot on this map

Study of Stimulus Parameters in Flicker Electroretinogram (ERG)

TypeinterventionalSponsorLKC Technologies, Inc.Ran2015 to 2015Enrolled18ConditionsRetinopathyArmsRETeval color flicker ERG, RETeval dilated versus un-dilated flicker ERG, pupil dilation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Flicker electroretinogram in newborn infants.Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

C Quentin DavisLKC Technologies, Inc., 2 Professional Drive Suite 222, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879, USA. qdavis@lkc.com.
Olga KraszewskaLKC Technologies, Inc., 2 Professional Drive Suite 222, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879, USA.
Colette ManningWedgwood Optometry, Fort Worth, TX, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare the effect of variable pupil size on the flicker electroretinogram (ERG) between a stimulus having constant luminance and a stimulus having constant retinal illuminance (constant Troland) that compensates for pupil size.

methodsSubjects (n = 18) were tested with 12 pairs of the stimuli. The stimulus pair consisted of the ISCEV standard constant luminance stimulus (3 cd·s/m

resultsWith natural pupils, intra-subject variability was lower with the constant Troland stimulus, while inter-subject variability was similar between stimuli. During pupil dilation, the constant Troland stimulus did not have a dependence on pupil size up to 6.3 mm and had slightly larger amplitudes with longer implicit times for fully dilated pupils. For the constant luminance stimulus, waveform amplitudes varied by 22% per mm change in pupil diameter, or by 48% over the 2.2 mm diameter range measured in dilated pupil size. There was no difference in inter-subject variability between constant Troland natural pupils and the same subjects with a constant luminance stimulus when dilated (i.e., the ISCEV standard condition).

conclusionsThese results suggest that a constant Troland flicker ERG test with natural pupils may be advantageous in clinical testing. Because of its insensitivity to pupil size, constant Troland stimuli should produce smaller reference ranges, which in turn should improve the sensitivity for detection of abnormalities and for monitoring changes. In addition, the test can be administered more efficiently as it does not require artificial dilation. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: This trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02466607).

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ElectroretinographyAdultFemaleHumansLightingMaleMiddle AgedMydriaticsPhotic StimulationPupilRetinaYoung AdultMydriaticsDilationFlicker electroretinogram (ERG)MydriasisPupilReference rangeTroland

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PMID28160194
PMCPMC5364250

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