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Br J Ophthalmol 89:897-900 doi:10.1136/bjo.2004.061093
  • Laboratory science - Scientific reports

The effects of indocyanine green and endoillumination on rabbit retina: an electroretinographic and histological study

Table 1

 Results of the dark adapted and light adapted ERG

ERG component Baseline (mean (SEM)) 1 week after surgery(mean (SEM)) p Value
*Statistically significant, two tailed t test (n = 20).
Dark adapted
    a-wave latency 1.05 (0.01) 1.01 (0.03) 0.18
    a-wave amplitude 1.20 (0.23) 1.47 (0.37) 0.54
    b-wave latency 0.98 (0.02) 1.05 (0.01) 0.020*
    b-wave amplitude 0.93 (0.03) 1.00 (0.04) 0.11
Light adapted
    a-wave latency 0.99 (0.03) 0.98 (0.04) 0.87
    a-wave amplitude 1.35 (0.34) 0.69 (0.10) 0.037*
    b-wave latency 0.97 (0.02) 1.05 (0.03) 0.038*
    b-wave amplitude 1.00 (0.04) 0.96 (0.10) 0.40

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