Table 1. Experimental grouping for different treatments.

Group	Treatment	Objectives	No. of rats
Control	No treatment	Control	5
PONT	PONT only	Effect of PONT on mfERG	5
PONT+LBP	PONT with LBP	Effect of LBP on PONT	5
PONT+PBS	PONT with PBS	Effect of PBS on PONT	5
LBP	LBP only	LBP control	5
PBS	PBS only	PBS control	5

PONT – partial optic nerve transaction; LBP – Lycium Barbarum Polysaccharides; PBS – phosphate buffered saline.