Unilateral electronegative ERG in a presumed central retinal artery occlusion

Luiz H Lima1, Wener Cella2,4, Claudia Brue5, Stephen H Tsang2.31Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2Department of Ophthalmology, 3Bernard and Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory, Edward S Harkness Eye Institute and Departments of Opthamology, Pathology and Cell Biology, Colu...

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Autores principales:	Luiz H Lima, Wener Cella, Claudia Brue, et al
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4c820fc97ddd4d0aa913409bc829ae1e2021-12-02T01:26:47ZUnilateral electronegative ERG in a presumed central retinal artery occlusion1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/4c820fc97ddd4d0aa913409bc829ae1e2010-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/unilateral-electronegative-erg-in-a-presumed-central-retinal-artery-oc-a5676https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Luiz H Lima1, Wener Cella2,4, Claudia Brue5, Stephen H Tsang2.31Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2Department of Ophthalmology, 3Bernard and Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory, Edward S Harkness Eye Institute and Departments of Opthamology, Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; 4Department of Ophthalmology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil; 5Department of Opthamology, University Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, ItalyAbstract: A unilateral electronegative electroretinogram (ERG) was seen in a 94-year-old man with presumed central retinal artery occlusion. Goldmann perimetry revealed central scotoma in the right eye and no abnormalities in the left eye. Full-field ERG in the right eye described a reduction of the b-wave with a relative preservation of the a-wave which is characteristic of electronegative ERG. Hence, our case illustrates that ERG testing is essential for the work-up of individuals with suspected retinal vascular disorders.Keywords: central retinal artery occlusion, electronegative ERG, inner retina, spectral domain optical coherence tomography Luiz H LimaWener CellaClaudia Brueet alDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2010, Iss default, Pp 1311-1314 (2010)
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description	Luiz H Lima1, Wener Cella2,4, Claudia Brue5, Stephen H Tsang2.31Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2Department of Ophthalmology, 3Bernard and Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory, Edward S Harkness Eye Institute and Departments of Opthamology, Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; 4Department of Ophthalmology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil; 5Department of Opthamology, University Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, ItalyAbstract: A unilateral electronegative electroretinogram (ERG) was seen in a 94-year-old man with presumed central retinal artery occlusion. Goldmann perimetry revealed central scotoma in the right eye and no abnormalities in the left eye. Full-field ERG in the right eye described a reduction of the b-wave with a relative preservation of the a-wave which is characteristic of electronegative ERG. Hence, our case illustrates that ERG testing is essential for the work-up of individuals with suspected retinal vascular disorders.Keywords: central retinal artery occlusion, electronegative ERG, inner retina, spectral domain optical coherence tomography
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title	Unilateral electronegative ERG in a presumed central retinal artery occlusion
title_short	Unilateral electronegative ERG in a presumed central retinal artery occlusion
title_full	Unilateral electronegative ERG in a presumed central retinal artery occlusion
title_fullStr	Unilateral electronegative ERG in a presumed central retinal artery occlusion
title_full_unstemmed	Unilateral electronegative ERG in a presumed central retinal artery occlusion
title_sort	unilateral electronegative erg in a presumed central retinal artery occlusion
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2010
url	https://doaj.org/article/4c820fc97ddd4d0aa913409bc829ae1e
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Unilateral electronegative ERG in a presumed central retinal artery occlusion

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