Abstract
Acute experimental retinal degeneration was induced in 3-month-old mice with sodium iodate (NaIO3) injection to investigate the effect of bright light with electroretinography (ERG). Eight C 57 black male mice were anesthetized. The ERG was recorded before and 24 h after the injection of NaIO3. Next, only one eye of each mouse was exposed to a bright light of 3.0 x 10(4) lx white light for 30 min. Ten hours later, ERGs of both the light-exposed and the unexposed eye were recorded. The amplitudes and peak latencies of the a wave and b wave were measured. The ERG was recorded as both eyes were exposed to stimulating flashes that were given in an increasing order of 0.6 log unit steps from the dimmest flash to produce a detectable ERG. The ERG from the light-exposed eye showed a distinctly elevated threshold (approx 2.0 log), while the contralateral unexposed eye did not. The peak latencies of both waves were significantly prolonged by exposure to light. In conclusion, light exposure affected ERG thresholds in mice with experimentally induced acute retinal degeneration.
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