The new proposal to detect glaucoma by multifocal electroretinogram

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24592639
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Ophthalmology
• Research Institution: Iwate Medical University
• Principal Investigator: KANEKO Muneyoshi 岩手医科大学, 医学部, 研究員 (80438499)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MACHIDA Shigeki 獨協医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (30285613) ; OZEKI Takayuki 岩手医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (70453298)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 多局所網膜電図 / 緑内障 / 他覚的検査法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

There has been visual field examinations that are subjective examinations to estimate the visual function of gloucomatous eyes, however, no objective examination. In this study, we could report that the visual function of glaucomatous eyes could be estimated by multifocal electroretinogram(mfERG) that is objective examination. Because sbjective examinations cannot be done for the aged, dementia patients, the mentally retarded and infants, recording mfERG that is objective examinations will be especially useful for such patients.

Free Research Field

眼科・緑内障