Improving the quality of electroretinogram recordings using active electrodes
2018
Abstract The aim of this study was to compare the quality of electroretinogram (ERG) recordings using a custom built active electrode with attached amplifier versus a standard (passive) ERG electrode. Scotopic and photopic ERG responses were recorded from five adult albino rabbits using a custom built active electrode on one eye and a passive electrode on the other. For the active electrode, the ERG-jet electrode (Universo S.A., La Chaux-De-Fonds, Switzerland) was used as the transducer with the cable cut short and soldered directly to the input of a customized amplifier. The passive electrode was a standard ERG jet electrode. The signal to noise ratio and reproducibility of ERGs were compared. The noise was significantly lower in the active electrode compared to the passive electrode (p = 0.009) resulting in signals being recorded at lower stimulation strengths with the active electrode. The scotopic a-wave was significantly larger in the active electrode at all supra-threshold stimulation intensities (p −2 (p −2 for the a-wave and −1.25 to −1 log cd.s.m −2 for the b-wave ( p
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