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Rod plateaux during dark adaptation in Sorsby's fundus dystrophy and vitamin A deficiency.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Aug 1997
Cideciyan A V, Pugh E N, Lamb T D, Huang Y, Jacobson S G
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the transitory plateaux observed during dark adaptation after partial bleaches in Sorsby's fundus dystrophy (SFD) and in systemic vitamin A deficiency (VAD). METHODS: Psychophysical dark adaptation functions were measured after bleaching exposures isomerizing from 2% to 99% of the rhodopsin. Narrow-band stimuli of 1.7 degrees diameter and 200 msec duration were presented at an eccentricity...
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