title: Multifocal visual evoked potential, multifocal electroretinography, and optical coherence tomography in the diagnosis of subclinical loss of vision.
abstract: Multifocal VEP and mfERG techniques show promise for routine clinical use in neuro-ophthalmology. OCT is now used in many subspecialty areas of ophthalmology, especially in studies of the retina and glaucoma. Although neuro-ophthalmologists must still rely on time-consuming history taking and careful clinical examination, the three modalities described herein can provide objective proof regarding clinical diagnoses in selected cases, saving time and avoiding costly neurologic investigations.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University, New England Eye Center, 750 Washington Street, Box 450, Boston, MA 02111, USA. THedges@tufts-nemc.org
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Hedges
authors.forename: Maria-Luz Amaro
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Quireza
mesh_terms: D004596:Electroretinography / Q000379:methods; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D006801:Humans; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000473:pathology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014794:Visual Fields