BACKGROUND: Pattern- visual evoked potential (PVEP) can reflect the functional status of retinal ganglial cells (RGC) and visual cortex, and is an objective examination for visual pathway function. It is a unique method for objectively examining the optic nerve function of optic ganglion cells.OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of nerve growth factor (NGF) on PVEF in the treatment of optic nerve contusion, evaluate the clinical efficacy of NGF, and make an efficacy comparison with vitamin B12.DESIGN: A randomly grouping, controlled observation.SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University.PARTICIPANTS: Forty patients with optic nerve contusion caused by eye trauma, who received the treatment in the Tangshan Worker Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University between January 2006 and June 2007, were recruited in this study. The involved 40 patients, including 34 males and 6 females,were aged 14 - 59 years. They were confirmed to have optic nerve cont

来源：中国神经再生研究（英文版） 2007 年 2卷 9期