| Asymmetrical growth of the photopic hill during the light adaptation effect. | |
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PMID: 20711798 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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In response to progressively stronger flashes delivered against a rod saturating background light, the amplitude of the photopic ERG b-wave first increases, reaches a maximal value (V (max)) and then decreases gradually to a plateau where the amplitude of the b-wave equals that of the a-wave, a phenomenon known as the photopic hill (PH). The purpose of this study was to investigate how the PH grew during the course of the light adaptation (LA) process that follows a period of dark adaptation (DA): the so-called light adaptation effect (LAE). Photopic ERG (time-integrated) luminance-response (LR) functions were obtained prior to (control-fully light adapted) and at 0, 5 and 10 min of LA following a 30-min period of DA. A mathematical model combining a Gaussian and a logistic growth function, suggested to reflect the OFF and ON retinal contribution to the PH respectively, was fitted to the LR functions thus obtained. Our results indicate that the magnitude of the cone ERG LAE is modulated by the stimulus luminance, with b-wave enhancements being maximal for luminance levels that result in the descent of the PH. The Gaussian function grew significantly with LA while the logistic growth function remained basically unchanged. Our findings would therefore suggest that the LAE reflects primarily an increase in the retinal OFF response during LA. |
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Marie-Lou Garon; Marianne Rufiange; Ruth Hamilton; Daphne L McCulloch; Pierre Lachapelle |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-08-15 |
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Title: Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology Volume: 121 ISSN: 1573-2622 ISO Abbreviation: Doc Ophthalmol Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-11-03 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370667 Medline TA: Doc Ophthalmol Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 177-87 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Ophthalmology and Neurology-Neurosurgery, Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, McGill University, 2300 Tupper Street, Montréal, QC, H3H 1P3, Canada. |
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