Human Electroretinogram Responses to Video Displays

TitleHuman Electroretinogram Responses to Video Displays
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1988
AuthorsBerman, Sam M., D. S. Greenhouse, Ian L. Bailey, Robert D. Clear, and T. W. Raasch
Secondary TitleJournal of Optometry and Vision Science
Volume68
Number8
Pagination645-662
Publication Languageeng
Call NumberLBL-24666
Abstract

Time-averaged human electroretinogram (ERG) responsesswere determined for several workplace visualsstimuli which are temporally modulated at rates exceedingsthe perceptual critical fusion frequency (CFF).sA clearly identifiable synchronous response was insevidence for a video display terminal (VDT) stimulussoperating with a refresh rate as high as 76 Hz. A directlysviewed fluorescent luminaire with controllable drivingsfrequency elicited a synchronous response at rates asshigh as 145 Hz. In addition, an intense stimulus createdsby modulating the light from a slide projector producedsresponses at least as high as 162 Hz. The implicationssof these high-frequency responses as representing aspotential basis for visual symptoms are discussed.

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