Abstract

Although ERG recording is a routine clinical procedure performed in nearly every ophthalmology clinic, it is perhaps one of the most invasive of the "noninvasive" techniques for assessment of the visual neurosensory pathway. Anxiety and discomfort caused by the recording apparatus and often intimidating ERG stimuli can induce detrimental artifacts or otherwise yield data unsuitable for making diagnostic decisions. Pediatric patients are particularly problematic in this regard.

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