title: Basic principles of clinical electroretinography.
abstract: Before applying the technique of electroretinography to the investigation of retinal disorders, it is imperative to understand the cells within the retina that generate its component waveforms and the manner in which various stimuli and background conditions modify their amplitude and isolate cone and rod contributions.
mesh_terms: D003623:Dark Adaptation; D004596:Electroretinography; D006801:Humans; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology