Retinal image motion during deliberate fixation: Implications to laser safety for long duration viewing

Health Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-142

  Ness, James W ^a   Zwick, Harry ^a   Stuck, Bruce E ^a   Lund, David J ^a   Lund, Brian J ^b   Molchany, Jerome W ^a   Sliney, David H ^c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b TASC Inc   (United States)

^c U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging; Lasers; Radiation damage; Safety standards

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RETINA IMAGE; SAFETY;

EID: 0033984266     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200002000-00002     Document Type: Article

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