Table 1

 Results of the dark adapted and light adapted ERG

ERG componentBaseline (mean (SEM))1 week after surgery(mean (SEM))p Value
*Statistically significant, two tailed t test (n = 20).
Dark adapted
    a-wave latency1.05 (0.01)1.01 (0.03)0.18
    a-wave amplitude1.20 (0.23)1.47 (0.37)0.54
    b-wave latency0.98 (0.02)1.05 (0.01)0.020*
    b-wave amplitude0.93 (0.03)1.00 (0.04)0.11
Light adapted
    a-wave latency0.99 (0.03)0.98 (0.04)0.87
    a-wave amplitude1.35 (0.34)0.69 (0.10)0.037*
    b-wave latency0.97 (0.02)1.05 (0.03)0.038*
    b-wave amplitude1.00 (0.04)0.96 (0.10)0.40