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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Neuroscience
  • Visual Electrophysiology

Background:

  • Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammatory condition affecting the optic nerve, leading to visual impairment.
  • Visual Evoked Potentials (VEPs) are crucial diagnostic tools for assessing optic nerve function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the diagnostic performance of multi-focal VEP (MF VEP) and full-field VEP (FF VEP) in patients diagnosed with optic neuritis.
  • To evaluate the sensitivity of both VEP techniques in detecting visual pathway abnormalities.

Main Methods:

  • 26 patients with unilateral ON underwent both MF VEP and FF VEP testing.
  • MF VEP was recorded using the AccuMap system, analyzing four bipolar channels.
  • FF VEP followed ISCEV standards with a pattern-reversal protocol (60' checks, 30° field of view).

Main Results:

  • Both MF VEP and FF VEP revealed statistically significant differences in amplitude and latency between affected and unaffected eyes.
  • High correlation coefficients were observed for amplitude (r=0.60) and latency (r=0.79) between FF VEP and MF VEP, improving to (r=0.81) and (r=0.92) when analyzing inter-eye asymmetry.
  • MF VEP identified 89% of affected eyes as abnormal, compared to 73% for FF VEP, with MF VEP showing better detection of small or peripheral defects.

Conclusions:

  • MF VEP and FF VEP exhibit comparable overall performance in quantifying visual pathway dysfunction in ON.
  • MF VEP offers superior sensitivity in detecting localized or subtle visual field deficits in optic neuritis patients.
  • VEP testing remains essential for the diagnosis and management of optic neuritis.