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At different time points (1 d, 7 d), Roland visual electrophysiological device was utilized to record in FVEP P2 peak time and N2-P2 amplitude, peak time and amplitude of dark-adapted 0.01 ERG b-wave, peak time and amplitude of dark-adapted 3.0 ERG a- and b-waves, OPs OS2 amplitude, peak time and amplitude of light-adapted 3.0 ERG a- and b-waves, and N1-P1 amplitude of light-adapted 3.0 flash ERG. Meanwhile, we also analyzed the mean \u00b1 standard deviation, range, and CV, as well as compared mean \u00b1 standard deviation, range, and CV values between two eyes of the same rat and monocular results before and after intervention.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Stable waveforms could be recorded for each rat. Among them, the smallest CV was obtained at the peak time of the FVEP P2 wave (10.1%), while that of amplitude in the VEP P2 wave was relatively large (41.2%). In the ffERG examination, the CV value at each peak time was relatively small (12.9% -39.8%), while the CV value for each wave amplitude was relatively large (33.4% -93.5%). In each waveform, the lower the amplitude, the greater the CV value. By comparing the three control schemes, the CV at the P2 peak time of FVEP examination generated using the baseline ratio approach was the smallest, and that of amplitude calculated using the absolute value approach was the smallest. In the ffERG examination, except for the light-adapted 3.0 ERG a-wave with the lowest CV obtained by the baseline ratio method (57.7%), the CV values of the other examination items were as follows: OD\/OS ratio method&amp;lt;absolute value method&amp;lt;baseline ratio method. The CV at each peak time generated by the baseline ratio method was the highest.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>In normal adult male Sprague-Dawley rats, the optic nerve function assessment at P2 wave peak time in FVEP is the most stable, and the CV of N2-P2 amplitude is relatively large. 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