Healthy Population, Retinal Disease
Conditions
Keywords
normal, electroretinogram, delta population
Brief summary
Studying normal subjects to create unique normal database for multifocal electroretinogram (mf-ERG) in specific population.
Detailed description
Normal parameters for electroretinogram (ERG) is important in studying specific population, studying normal subjects is important to create specific normal database for each population. This will help in accurate differentiation for various ocular diseases and in research trials.
Interventions
Measurement of mf-ERG parameters with 61 stimulus elements to asses amplitude of waves in nano volt/degree square (nv/deg2) and latency in millisecond (msec) as measured by electroretinogram device.
Sponsors
Study design
Intervention model description
Multifocal electroretinogram in normal population
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Normal subjects seeking regular ophthalmic check-up at banha university hospital.
Exclusion criteria
* Any retinal diseases that may affects mf-ERG waves. * Subjects with best corrected visual acuity less than 0.7 in decimal form at time of examination. * Refractive errors more than 0.5 diopter as measured by autorefractometer.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amplitude of waves in nv/deg2 | immediately after mf-ERG diagnostic test for each eye. | Measurement of the amplitude of N1 and P1 waves. |
| Latency of waves in msec. | immediately after mf-ERG diagnostic test for each eye. | Measurement of the latency of N1 and P1 waves. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Difference between different age groups in mf-ERG readings. | immediately after mf-ERG diagnostic test for each eye. | Statistical analysis for mf-ERG amplitude and latency in different age groups. |
Countries
Egypt