title: The variability of the b-wave of the electroretinogram with stimulus luminance.
abstract: We measured the variability of the b-wave of the electroretinogram as a function of stimulus luminance in two young normal individuals. We also estimated b-wave variability by examining residuals from Naka-Rushton curves fit to intensity-response data. The change of variability with amplitude was similar with both techniques. The standard deviation of b-wave amplitude rose with b-wave amplitude at low stimulus intensities. At higher intensities, the standard deviation of b-wave amplitude became constant. The point at which the standard deviation became constant was Log K for the eye, as determined by fitting the data with the Naka-Rushton equation. These changes suggest that the mechanisms underlying the growth of the b-wave with luminance change near Log K.
authors.affiliation: Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Severns
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004596:Electroretinography; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology*; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000503:physiopathology