Forensic Application of Microperimetry and Visual Evoked Potential in Macular Disease / 法医学杂志

OBJECTIV@#e To find the correlation between real best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and testing results of microperimetry and visual evoked potential (VEP) and to explore a new method in recording BCVA in macular disease.@*METHODS@#Sixty-two patients with macular disease (macular disease group, 62 eyes) and eighteen healthy volunteers (control group, 36 eyes) had BCVA, microperimetry and VEP recorded.@*RESULTS@#(1) By microperimetry, the values of retinal mean sensitivity and fixation percentage in macular disease group were lower than that in control group. The bicurve ellipse area in macular disease group was higher than that in control group. By VEP, P100 amplitude under 0.5 cpd and 2 cpd in macular disease group were significantly higher than that in control group and the latency was prolonged (P < 0.05). (2) In macular disease group, BCVA had significant positive correlation with retinal mean sensitivity, bicurve ellipse area, macular central 2 degrees and 4 degrees fixation percentage, respectively (P < 0.05). There was a significant correlation between retinal mean sensitivity and P100 amplitude (P < 0.05). (3) Multiple linear regression equation was y = 0.053 x1+0.008 x3+3.897 (y was BCVA, while x1 was retinal mean sensitivity and x3 was P100 amplitude under 2 cpd).@*CONCLUSION@#Combined use of microperimetry and VEP is useful in the assessment of BCVA in macular disease.

Correlation between contrast vision and sweep visual evoked potential acuity / 法医学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To compare the correlation between contrast vision (LV) and sweep visual evoked potential acuity (SVEP-A) among people with emmetropia, mild myopia, and moderate myopia.@*METHODS@#The CV and SVEP-A were tested individually in 96 eyes from healthy young volunteers, including 37 eyes of emmetropia, 27 eyes of mild myopia, and 32 eyes of moderate myopia. The statistic analysis was done by ANOVA analysis and rank sum test.@*RESULTS@#(1) With the decrease of contrast, CV and SVEP-A decreased in every group. (2) At 100% contrast, the difference of CV between emmetropia and mild myopia had statistical significance (P<0.05). At 100%, 25% and 10% contrast, the difference of CV between emmetropia and moderate myopia had statistical significance (P<0.05). (3) In the same group, the difference of 100% and 25% contrast had statistical significance (P < 0.05). So was between 100% and 10% contrast. (4) At 100% and 10% contrast, the difference of CV and SVEP-A had statistical significance (P < 0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#The CV of myopia relates to many factors including ametropia and fundus lesions. The correction of ametropia is important to the values of CV and SVEP-A.

Expression and mechanism of alphaB-crystallin in retina and extraocular tissues and organs / 法医学杂志

alphaB-crystallin is the structural protein of vertebrate lens, which is widely expressed in non-lens tissue. As one of the heat shock protein family members, alphaB-crystallin possesses biological properties of molecular chaperones and anti-apoptotic effects. Multi-factor injuries, such as retinopathy, inflammation and nervous system diseases, have a closely relationship with alphaB-crystallin. This paper reviews the research progress of the expression and mechanism of alphaB-crystallin in retina and extraocular tissues and organs.

Comparison of anterior chamber angle examination by UBM, SL-OCT and gonioscopy / 法医学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To compare the agreement of anterior chamber angle examination by ultrasound biomicroscope (UBM), slit lamp optical coherence tomography (SL-OCT), and gonioscopy in angle recession and angle closure.@*METHODS@#The anterior chamber angle was measured with UBM, SL-OCT and gonioscopy in turns for temporal, nasal, superior and inferior quadrant in the same dark room. The results were compared with the agreement of the three methods in angle recession and angle closure by χ2 test and Kappa test.@*RESULTS@#There were no statistically significant differences of the three methods in testing angle closure and angle recession (P>0.05). The consistency of UBM and gonioscopy was better (Kappa value of 0.882) than that of SL-OCT and gonioscopy (Kappa value of 0.624).@*CONCLUSION@#When testing angle recession, UBM is better than SL-OCT with gonioscopy as the standard. When testing angle closure, UBM, SL-OCT and gonioscopy have good agreement.

Changes of oscillatory potentials of electroretinogram after methanol intoxication in rats / 法医学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To study the characters of oscillatory potentials (OPs) of electroretinogram (ERG) after methanol intoxication in rats.@*METHOD@#The SD rat models of methanol intoxication were established and divided into control group, 3-day intoxication group, 7-day intoxication group. The changes of OPs of ERG were recorded in a dark room.@*RESULTS@#The total amplitudes of 3-day and 7-day intoxication groups decreased approximately 50% compared with that of the control group, while the schedule delayed approximately 16% and 61%, respectively.@*CONCLUSION@#The characters of methanol intoxication in rats included delay in schedule and decline in the total amplitude of OPs.

Multifocal visual electrophysiology in visual function evaluation / 法医学杂志

Multifocal visual electrophysiology, consisting of multifocal electroretinography (mfERG) and multifocal visual evoked potential (mfVEP), can objectively evaluate retina function and retina-cortical conduction pathway status by stimulating many local retinal regions and obtaining each local response simultaneously. Having many advantages such as short testing time and high sensitivity, it has been widely used in clinical ophthalmology, especially in the diagnosis of retinal disease and glaucoma. It is a new objective technique in clinical forensic medicine involving visual function evaluation of ocular trauma in particular. This article summarizes the way of stimulation, the position of electrodes, the way of analysis, the visual function evaluation of mfERG and mfVEP, and discussed the value of multifocal visual electrophysiology in forensic medicine.

Correlativity between projected visual chart vision and contrast vision / 法医学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To study the correlativity between the projected visual chart vision ("projector vision" in this paper) and the measured values of contrast vision, and to explore the application of contrast vision in identifying visual impairment after eye injury in the clinical forensic medicine.@*METHODS@#One hundred and twenty nine eyes of seventy-nine young volunteers were collected for examination both of projector vision and contrast vision. In the examination of contrast vision, the contrast of optotypes were set to 100%, 25% and 10%, respectively. The correlativity of both collected experimental data were statistically analyzed.@*RESULTS@#Projector vision was consistent with 100% contrast vision. There was a close and positive correlation between the contrast of optotypes and measured vision values. Under the same contrast of optotypes, projector vision presented a linear correlation with the average value of contrast vision.@*CONCLUSION@#There is a close correlation between projector vision and contrast vision. The contrast vision can be applied to judicial identification in the clinical forensic medicine.

Application of contrast vision in identifying the malingering decreased vision / 法医学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To study the application value of contrast vision in identifying the malingering decreased vision in the practice of clinical forensic medicine.@*METHODS@#Thirty-one young and middle aged volunteers were selected and divided randomly into group 1 (16 persons with 32 eyes) and group 2 (15 persons with 30 eyes). The optotype contrast was 100%, 25%, 10% and 5%, respectively. The contrast vision of group 1 was tested. The contrast vision of group 2 was tested as follows: (1) the volunteers cooperated without inspector's interference; (2) the volunteers cooperated under inspector's interference; (3) the volunteers disguised decreased vision without inspector's interference; (4) the volunteers disguised decreased vision under inspector's interference. The data was then analyzed by statistics.@*RESULTS@#There was a close correlation between contrast vision and contrast. As the contrast decreased, the vision acuity also decreased. The contrast vision curve of former two methods showed a good reproducibility while the contrast vision curve of latter two methods had a bad reproducibility.@*CONCLUSION@#The repetition of contrast curve with or without inspector's interference can be used to discriminate malingering vision. The acquired contrast curves can be provided to the court as direct evidence and can help enhance the verification conclusion.