Article
Integrity of the cone photoreceptor mosaic in oligocone trichromacy.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jul 2011
Michaelides Michel, Rha Jungtae, Dees Elise W, Baraas Rigmor C, Wagner-Schuman Melissa L, Mollon John D, Dubis Adam M, Andersen Mette K G, Rosenberg Thomas, Larsen Michael, Moore Anthony T, Carroll Joseph
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Oligocone trichromacy (OT) is an unusual cone dysfunction syndrome characterized by reduced visual acuity, mild photophobia, reduced amplitude of the cone electroretinogram with normal rod responses, normal fundus appearance, and normal or near-normal color vision. It has been proposed that these patients have a reduced number of normal functioning cones (oligocone). This paper has sought to evaluate the...
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