title: Das multifokale elektroretinogramm in der diagnostik und verlaufskontrolle lokalisierter Netzhautfunktionsstörungen: fallbericht eines patienten mit chorioretinopathia centralis serosa.
abstract: The role of multifocal electroretinography (MF-ERG) in the diagnosis and follow-up of localized areas of retinal dysfunction is discussed. A 42-year-old male with the preliminary diagnosis of optic neuritis in his left eye was referred for evaluation with the MF-ERG. Simultaneous cone ERGs were obtained from 103 locations within the central 50 degrees of the retina. During an 8-month follow-up four MF-ERGs were obtained. Bilaterally reduced paracentral response amplitudes contradicted the preliminary diagnosis. Subsequently central serous chorioretinopathy was diagnosed. Follow-up showed normalization of the MF-ERG responses in the left eye while retinal function in the right eye showed initial worsening. The noninvasive MF-ERG lends itself to follow-up in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy.
authors.affiliation: The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, Calif., USA. auapal@med-rz.uni-sb.de
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Palmowski
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Sutter
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bearse
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004596:Electroretinography; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*