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Evoked
Poten2al
report
by:
Sharon
Vaswani
VEP
What
is
a
Visually
Evoked
Poten:al
(VEP)?
• The
VEP
measures
the
.me
that
it
takes
for
a
visual
s.mulus
to
travel
from
the
eye
to
the
occipital
cortex.
It
can
give
the
doctor
an
idea
of
whether
the
nerve
pathways
are
abnormal
in
any
way.
For
example,
in
mul.ple
sclerosis,
the
insula.ng
layer
around
nerve
cells
in
the
brain
and
spinal
cord
(myelin
sheath)
can
be
affected.
• Tumours
or
lesions
compressing
the
op:c
nerve
-‐
if
the
op.c
nerve
is
compressed,
the
pathway
for
conduc.on
is
affected
and
an
abnormal
VEP
is
seen.
• Glaucoma
-‐
pa.ents
who
suffer
from
glaucoma
have
increased
intraocular
pressure
(ie
pressure
inside
the
eye).
This
can
result
in
damage
to
the
op.c
nerve,
leading
to
prolonged
VEPs.
• Ocular
hypertension
(high
pressure)
-‐
this
refers
to
any
situa.on
in
which
the
pressure
in
the
eye
is
higher
than
normal.
There
are
no
signs
of
glaucoma,
but
pa.ents
may
be
at
increased
risk
of
developing
glaucoma
later
in
life.
The
infant’s
VA
is
es.mated
by
determining
the
smallest
stripe
width
that
s.mulates
preferen.al
fixa.on.