Myopia: functional retinal status

ABSTRACT

Myopia: functional retinal status

А.S. Obrubov1, S.А. Obrubov2, I.Е. Hatsenko3

1The Chair for Ophthalmology of the Advanced Medical Training Faculty of the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow;

2The Chair for Ophthalmology of the Pediatric Faculty of the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow;

3The Morozov Pediatric Clinical City Hospital, Moscow



In the article there is represented the data of foreign literature about the influence of myopia in children and adults on the functioning of different retinal components, including photoreceptors, bipolar cells and interior retinal segments. Types of electroretinography (ERG), investigation protocol of the general ERG, disturbances of the retinal conductivity and possible mechanisms of an ERG data decrease in myopia are discussed.



Key words: myopia, functional status of retina, general electroretinography, multifocal electroretinography, dopamine, amacrine cells.