• under dark-adapted (scotopic) conditions, the b-wave shows normal thresholds up to ~0.01 cds/m2 intensity; however, b-wave amplitudes of homozygotes do not increase further with flash intensity
• in contrast to the b-wave, the scotopic a-wave does not show any differences over the entire intensity range
• under light-adapted conditions of 30 cd/m2, homozygotes fail to show a perceivable cone response
• in scotopic ERGs induced by trains of flashes (flicker), a low stimulus intensity (0.01 cds/m2) causes a normal pure rod response
• at high stimulus intensity (3 cds/m2), the ERG response of homozygotes is less than normal, even at the lowest frequency; under these conditions the flicker fusion frequency is only ~10% of wild-type