We describe a relatively simple method of transretinal electroretinogram (ERG) recordings for obtaining rod and cone photoresponses from intact mouse retina. This approach takes advantage of the block of synaptic transmission from photoreceptors to isolate their light responses and record them using field electrodes placed across the isolated flat-mounted retina.
Kolesnikov, A. V., Kefalov, V. J. Transretinal ERG Recordings from Mouse Retina: Rod and Cone Photoresponses. J. Vis. Exp. (61), e3424, doi:10.3791/3424 (2012).