There is no ideal electrophysiological test for retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) function. The light-induced responses (EOG, c-wave, fast oscillation) that require photoreception are not pure RPE signals, and even the widely-used EOG has not been associated with any specific physiological disturbanc
Photosensitization of retinal pigment epithelium by protoporphyrin IX
โ Scribed by Leon A. Bynoe; Lucian V. Del Priore; Russell Hornbeck
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 647 KB
- Volume
- 236
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0065-6100
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