Abstract
The electroretinogram (ERG) represents the biopotential that is produced by the retina in response to a light stimulus. To date, it remains the best diagnostic tool to objectively evaluate the functional integrity of the normal or diseased retina. In the following pages we briefly review the necessary requirements in order to record and analyze the conventional clinical ERG.
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Gauvin, M., Dorfman, A.L., Lachapelle, P. (2018). Recording and Analysis of the Human Clinical Electroretinogram. In: Boon, C., Wijnholds, J. (eds) Retinal Gene Therapy. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1715. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7522-8_23
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