Hyper‐response of OP3 to systemic hyperoxia in the dark‐adapted retina

Abstract

This study provides further evidence indicating that the neural generators of OP3 display a unique hyper-reactivity to increased systemic O2 levels in the young healthy adult. Further studies looking at OP3 are still needed to determine if this unique behavior could serve as an index of altered oxygen level and retinal function in health or disease.