Portable electroretinography device may enable screening without sedation

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A portable device may eliminate the need for sedated electroretinograms in screening for retinal disease in children with nystagmus, according to a scientific poster presented here.At the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting, Sara F. Grace, MD, and colleagues presented results of a study using the RETeval (LKC Technologies), which allows electroretinogram screening without general anesthesia.