Rod plateaux during dark adaptation in Sorsby's fundus dystrophy and vitamin A deficiency.

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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

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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...

Topics

Adult
Dark Adaptation
Fundus Oculi
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Photic Stimulation
Protease Inhibitors
Proteins
Retinal Degeneration
Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-3
Vitamin A Deficiency

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PMID: 9286267

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