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The use of laser photocoagulation as a treatment for diabetic retinopathy provides the opportunity to examine changes in the human electroretinogram (ERG) and dark adaptation after a specified area of the retina has been destroyed. The purpose of our investigation was to measure the ERG following fixed increments of laser treatment in patients with diabetic retinopathy. In one group of patients the ERG was measured after 15–18% of the retina had been treated and in a second group the ERG was measured periodically as the photocoagulated area was increased from 3% to 18%. In addition, dark adaptation thresholds were measured before and after treatment.
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Wepman, B., Sokol, S., Price, J. (1977). The Effects of Photocoagulation on the Electroretinogram and Dark Adaptation in Diabetic Retinopathy. In: Lawwill, T. (eds) ERG, VER and Psychophysics. Documenta Ophthalmologica, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1312-3_18
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