Application of Ophthalmic Electrophysiology in Inflammatory Disorders of Retina and Optic Nerve

Abstract

This review covers the utility of electrophysiological studies relevant to inflammatory diseases of the retina in conditions such as acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy, acute zonal occult outer retinopathy, Adamantiades–Behçet disease, autoimmune retinopathy and neuro-retinopathy, birdshot chorioretinopathy, multiple evanescent white dot syndrome, and Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease. Electrophysiological studies can help with the diagnosis, prognostication, evaluation of treatment effects, and follow-up for these conditions.

Keywords

• electroretinogram
• electro-oculogram
• visual evoked potential
• acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy
• acute zonal occult outer retinopathy
• Adamantiades–Behçet disease