title: A brief review of magnetic fields from the human visual system.
abstract: Both the eye and brain generate magnetic fields when stimulated with a variety of visual cues. These magnetic fields can be measured with a magnetometer; a device which uses superconducting technology. The application of this technique to measuring the magnetooculogram, magnetoretinogram and visually evoked fields from the brain is described. So far the main use of this technique has been in pure research. Its potential for diagnosing ocular and neurological diseases is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vision Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Janday
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009799:Ocular Physiological Phenomena; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology