Clinical Study

Comparison of Photopic Negative Response of Full-Field and Focal Electroretinograms in Detecting Glaucomatous Eyes

Table 1

Area under the curve of the PhNR amplitude and PhNR/b-wave amplitude ratio.

PhNR amplitudePhNR/b-wave amplitude ratio
AUC95% CIAUC95% CI

Early

Full-field ERG0.7480.638–0.8390.6660.551–0.768
Focal ERG
 Center0.8660.759–0.9250.8630.767–0.930
 Sup/temp0.8630.767–0.9300.8860.795–0.947
 Inf/temp0.8740.780–0.9380.9240.841–0.971

Intermediate

Full-field ERG0.8650.758–0.9370.7890.670–0.880
Focal ERG
 Center0.9060.808–0.9640.9380.849–0.982
 Sup/temp0.9290.838–0.9780.9460.860–0.987
 Inf/temp0.9590.878–0.9920.9420.854–0.984

Advanced

Full-field ERG0.9540.875–0.9890.9100.817–0.965
Focal ERG
 Center0.9510.871–0.9880.9300.842–0.977
 Sup/temp0.9680.895–0.9950.9530.874–0.989
 Inf/temp0.9720.902–0.9960.9720.901–0.996

PhNR: photopic negative response; AUC: area under the curve; CI: confidence interval; sup/temp: superior/temporal; inf/temp: inferior/temporal.