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ELECTRICAL response obtained from the intact human eye1usually represents a gross summation of all sensory elements undergoing excitation by light. The levels of photic energy required for an electrical response are high; a good deal of light is scattered in the dioptric media2. As a result, considerably more retinal elements are stimulated than would be involved in excitation if the stimulus were at visual threshold level.
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ZIV, B., WOLF, E. Recording of Electrical Potentials from Specific Areas of the Retina. Nature 196, 778–779 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/196778a0
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