Magnetic fields produced by the human eye (invited)

The retina and the pigment epithelium of the human eye contain sources of bioelectric currents, which give rise to intra‐ and extraocular electric current densities. This paper first gives a review on the magnetic fields arising from ocular currents: the magneto‐oculogram (MOG) and the magnetoretinogram (MRG). A mathematical model is presented for calculation of the field distributions and a comparison with experimental data is made. Finally results from experiments on motion and light induced changes in ocular magnetic fields are used to determine retinal current densities.