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The electroretinogram (ERG) is a mass electrical response from the retina, evoked by a brief flash of light. ERG recording is done using an active electrode (a contact lens in contact with bulbar conjunctiva) and a reference electrode (at the outer canthus); the active electrode can also be a gold foil electrode or HK-loop electrode. There are three types of ERG: the full-field (Ganzfeld) ERG, the multifocal ERG, and the pattern ERG.
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Tsang, S.H., Sharma, T. (2018). Electroretinography. In: Tsang, S., Sharma, T. (eds) Atlas of Inherited Retinal Diseases. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1085. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95046-4_5
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