title: The electro-oculogram in central retinal vein occlusion.
abstract: As part of a prospective masked study, the electro-oculogram (EOG) was recorded from 28 patients within 48 days of developing central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). The EOG light peak/dark trough ratio (Lp/Dt) x 100 was significantly lower in the affected than in the unaffected eyes of patients (p < 0.001), and abnormally low in absolute terms in 20 patients (71%). All unaffected fellow eyes had a normal EOG ratio. The mean Lp amplitude of affected eyes was significantly smaller than that of unaffected eyes (p < 0.001), whereas the differences in mean Dt amplitudes between affected and unaffected eyes were not statistically significant. The Lp amplitude in the affected eye was 48% or less of that in the unaffected eye in the eight patients (29%) who developed rubeosis iridis during the 9 month follow-up, and in six others. No patient whose Lp amplitude in the affected eye was greater than 48% of that in the unaffected eye, developed rubeosis. It is concluded that the Lp amplitude is abnormal in patients with acute CRVO. The degree of this abnormality bears a relation to the development of rubeosis, which might prove a useful indicator of whether to institute or withhold panretinal photocoagulation.
authors.affiliation: Bristol Eye Hospital.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Papakostopoulos
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Grey
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Dean Hart
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004585:Electrooculography; D004596:Electroretinography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*