Electroretinographic assessment of retinal function at high altitude.

Journal article

Although hypoxia plays a key role in the pathophysiology of many common and well studied retinal diseases, little is known about the effects of high-altitude hypoxia on retinal function. The aim of the present study was to assess retinal function during exposure to high-altitude hypoxia using electroretinography (ERG). This work is related to the Tübingen High Altitude Ophthalmology (THAO) study. Electroretinography was performed in 14 subjects in Tübingen, Germany (341 m) and at high altitud...

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Authors: Schatz, A; Willmann, G; Fischer, M; Schommer, K; Messias, A

• Journal: Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
• Volume: 115
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 365-372
• Publication date: 2013-08-01
• DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00245.2013
• EISSN: 1522-1601
• ISSN: 8750-7587
• Language: English
• Keywords: Light Signal Transduction; Retina; Altitude; Middle Aged; Young Adult; Humans; Electroretinography; Electrophysiological Processes; Oxygen Consumption; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Female; Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate; Dark Adaptation; Retinal Ganglion Cells; Altitude Sickness; Anoxia; Adult; Male; Adaptation, Ocular