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This chapter summarizes the application of visual evoked potential (VEP) and electroretinogram in patients with albinism that has partial misrouted ganglion cell axons of temporal retina to the contralateral side of visual cortex. The VEP amplitude and polarity recorded from scalp overlying the right and left visual cortex shows characteristic change due to the change of the contribution from the temporal side and nasal side of the retina, providing useful information for diagnosis.
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Creel, D., Yu, M., Iannaccone, A. (2019). Characteristics of Visual Electrophysiology in Albinism. In: Yu, M., Creel, D., Iannaccone, A. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30417-1_11
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