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Comparison of cone—mediated electroretinograms obtained before and after vincristine chemotherapy

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Vincristine has been shown to reduce the amplitude of postreceptoral electroretinographic components in the isolated arterially perfused cat eye. We examined whether a similar effect occurs in vincristine chemotherapy. In the three patients tested, cone—mediated electroretinograms recorded before and after vincristine chemotherapy were not different. This observation is likely to reflect the lower doses of vincristine used therapeutically.

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Yee, W., Bhoopalam, N. & Peachey, N.S. Comparison of cone—mediated electroretinograms obtained before and after vincristine chemotherapy. Doc Ophthalmol 84, 231–235 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01203655

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