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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vol 24, 737-740, Copyright © 1983 by Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

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Reactivity of the human retinal circulation to darkness: a laser Doppler velocimetry study

CE Riva, JE Grunwald and BL Petrig

Bidirectional laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV) and fundus photography were applied to investigate the effects of light and darkness on retinal blood flow. Blood flow had increased by an average of 67% after 5 min of darkness. This increase persisted for periods of darkness as long as 80 min (the longest period tested). The magnitude of this elevation, its time course, and its neutralization by the breathing of 100% O2 suggest that, in vivo, the retina consumes more O2 in the dark than in light. This effect is, most probably, associated with the maintenance of the photoreceptor dark current. LDV in light and darkness may become a useful probe of retinal function.


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