We analyzed the effects of various stimulus parameters, ie, light scatter, defocusing, mean luminosity, contrast, and central scotoma, on the normal pattern reversal visual evoked response (PVER), amplitude-check size function curve in six normal subjects. The steady-state PVER was recorded with five check sizes ranging from 160 to 10 min in 1-octave increments. The PVER amplitude, especially with the smaller check sizes, was markedly decreased by light scatter induced by acrylic sheets. The function curve quickly changed to a low pass filter shape when +2.0 diopters of defocus were added, with the decrease most marked in the small check sizes. When the mean luminosity was decreased, the function curve maintained its normal inverted-U shape up to 5 cd/m2, but the shape flattened with lower luminosity. Amplitude decreases were seen with all check sizes in low luminosity. With contrast changes from 95 to 24%, the function curve maintained its normal shape, but with slightly reduced amplitudes. The amplitude decrease was moderate even with the lowest contrast. With a two-degree central scotoma, the PVER amplitude was reduced more with the smaller than the larger check sizes. The function curve became somewhat flatter, with its peak shifting to the larger check sizes. Results indicated that the shape of the PVER amplitude-check size function curve changes in response to different modes of stimulation.

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