Diagnostic Procedure
electrooculography
e·lec·tro·oc·u·log·ra·phy
Subclass of:
Eye Movement Measurements
Definitions related to electrooculography:
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Measurement and interpretation of electrooculograms, which are the electroencephalographic tracings obtained while the subject moves their eyes back and forth between two fixation points.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Recording of the average amplitude of the resting potential arising between the cornea and the retina in light and dark adaptation as the eyes turn a standard distance to the right and the left. The increase in potential with light adaptation is used to evaluate the condition of the retinal pigment epithelium.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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