The hypoxic retinopathy syndrome.
We examined electrophysiologically six children who had had cardiac or respiratory arrests with resultant neurologic and visual damage. Their electroretinograms were initially subnormal, but with time and return of visual acuity the electroretinograms became normal. The subnormal electroretinograms may have reflected transient hypoxic retinal damage.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D004596:Electroretinography; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000150:complications; D011817:Rabbits; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D012160:Retina / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000503:physiopathology; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000098:blood supply