Paul,
I will echo what Stuart said. 42 years and never had it happen, including six
years doing ERGs.
Tangentially, we have all had patients about jump out of the chair when that
first flash goes off with a retinal camera.
I had on 20ish young lady who came straight from a night shift to our office.
She was falling asleep as I was doing extended fundus photography!
But I agree it is possible an ERG might cause an epileptic seizure. It would
not hurt to ask ERG patients if they have epilepsy, and then discuss it with
the doctor.
Tom
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Stuart Alfred <stuart.alfred@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 12:41 PM
To: OPTIMAL
Subject: [optimal] Re: Photosensitive Epilepsy
Hi Paul,
25 years and never with IVFA or photos. Did ERG for about a year - none.
Stuart Alfred, CRA, OCT-C
Ophthalmic Photographers' Society<http://www.ops.org/>, B.O.E.,
2017 AP Equipment Chair
Scientific Exhibit Committee
317 517-9455
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From: OPTIMAL <optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of "George Henry, CRA,
PBT" <ghenry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 12:04 PM
To: OPTIMAL <optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [optimal] Re: Photosensitive Epilepsy
It is a documented risk in electroretinography. We do not perform ERG on
patients with a history of seizure disorders.
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George E. Henry, CRA, PBT (ASCP)
Wheaton Eye Clinic, Ltd.
2015 N. Main St.
Wheaton, IL 60187
630.588.3615
From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On ;
Behalf Of Paul Kelly
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 10:58 AM
To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optimal] Photosensitive Epilepsy
Hi
Has anyone experience of any incidence of photo-triggered seizure being
triggered by ophthalmic devices or diagnostic procedures.
Thanks
Paul Kelly
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