The power output of laser pointers: Do they exceed federal standards?

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 525-528

  LaMotte, James ^a   Fife, Joseph ^a   Lee, Anyika ^a   Hemenger, Richard ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food and drug administration; Laser pointer; Power output; Retinal damage

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; LASERS; OPTICAL SENSORS;

OPTICAL POWER;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

ARTICLE; DIODE; DIODE LASER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA INJURY;

EID: 0034890525     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200107000-00016     Document Type: Article

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