@article{ref1,
title="Effects of low alcohol consumption on visual evoked potential, visual field and visual contrast sensitivity",
journal="Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica",
year="1999",
author="Quintyn, J. C. and Massy, J. and Quillard, M. and Brasseur, G.",
volume="77",
number="1",
pages="23-26",
abstract="PURPOSE: We studied changes in the vision of 16 people after consumption of a small quantity of alcohol, at a blood alcohol level (BAL) of 0.57 g/kg. METHODS: We studied visual contrast sensitivity (VCS) using Vistech VCTS 6500, visual evoked potential (VEP) by checked pattern stimulations and the peripheral visual field (PVF) with a perimetric automatic Humphrey. We first carried out the tests on sober people and then on individuals with a BAL of 0.57 g/kg. RESULTS: Alcohol consumption caused no significant difference in performance for these 3 tests. However, at a BAL of 0.57 g/kg there was a decrease in cerebral function, as shown by an increase in the number of mistakes made in the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that for a low blood alcohol level, visual performance is less affected by the visual changes than by alteration in brain functions.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1395-3907",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}