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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2019; 236(04): 584-586
DOI: 10.1055/a-0828-7294
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Transient Electroretinographic Changes during Light-Induced Amaurosis in Severe Carotid Artery Stenosis Measured with a Novel Portable Handheld Device

Transiente elektroretinografische Veränderungen während lichtinduzierter Amaurose infolge schwerer Karotisstenose aufgezeichnet mit einem portablen Elektroretinografiegerät
Daniel Josef Lindegger
Jules Gonin University Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
,
Theodor Stappler
Jules Gonin University Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
,
Mouna Abdulghafor
Jules Gonin University Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
,
Martine Elalouf
Jules Gonin University Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
,
François-Xavier Borruat
Jules Gonin University Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
,
Thomas J. Wolfensberger
Jules Gonin University Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
,
Lazaros Konstantinidis
Jules Gonin University Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Publication History

received 19 September 2018

accepted 15 December 2018

Publication Date:
20 February 2019 (online)

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Background

Light-induced amaurosis (LIA) is a very rare manifestation of ocular ischemic syndrome that is thought to be associated with impairment in the regeneration of the retinal photopigment due to structural changes of the retina as a result of chronic ischemia.

 

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