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The ERG for any given flash intensity is then P3(<jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>) + P2(<jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>) The model describes (1) the change both in implicit times and in trough-to-peak<jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic>\u2013wave amplitudes with flash intensity for the normal, dark-adapted observers; and (2) the changes in<jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic>\u2013wave implicit times and amplitudes for three patients with retinal diseases.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Among the implications drawn from these analyses were as follows: (1) The fits of the Naka-Rushton equation to trough-to-peak<jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic>\u2013wave amplitudes must be interpreted with great care. (2) When the INL is affected by retinal disease, the<jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic>\u2013wave may be a very poor reflection of INL activity. 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