Wavelength dependence of laser-induced retinal injury

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5688, Issue , 2005, Pages 383-393

  Lund, David J ^a   Edsall, Peter ^a   Stuck, Bruce E ^a  

^a USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

Action spectrum; Laser bioeffects; Ocular thresholds; Retinal damage; Thermal model

Indexed keywords

ACTION SPECTRUM; LASER BIOEFFECTS; OSCULAR THRESHOLDS; RETINAL DAMAGE; THERMAL MODEL;

IRRADIATION; LASER BEAMS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; PIGMENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

LASERS;

EID: 22044444542     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.598285     Document Type: Conference Paper

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