[Experimental studies of the role of the adrenergic system in the development of the bioelectric response of the retina and visual cortex. 1. Introduction].

Presented are the results of the up-to-date clinical, pharmacological and electrophysiological works concerning the influence of the autonomic system on the visual processes. Particular attention is called to the role of the adrenergic system on formation of the electroretinographic curve and the visual evoked potentials. Presented is also the evaluation of the value of examination of the vegetative system for the knowledge of the pathogenesis and diagnosis of some pathological conditions of the visual organ having their cause in the range of the sympathetic system.