[The effect of diazepam on the electroretinogram]

The effect of some drugs on electric potentials of the retina has been described in the literature. Data on the effect of drugs of the group of benzodiazepines on electric potentials of the retina in man have not come to our attention. In the present study diazepam was found to affect substantially the studied parameters of the electroretinogram. An inhibitory effect of diazepam on the electric response of the retina was established. The period of latency and that of culmination of the electroretinogram were found to be most intensively affect.