Damage thresholds for cultured retinal pigment epithelial cells exposed to lasers at 532 nm and 458 nm

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Denton, Michael L ^a   Foltz, Michael S ^a   Schuster, Kurt J ^a   Estlack, Larry E ^b   Thomas, Robert J ^c  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Conceptual MindWorks Inc ^*  (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cells; Laser induced damage; Photochemical; Photothermal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; LASER; LD 50; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; LASERS; LETHAL DOSE 50; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

CELL CULTURE; DOSIMETRY; LASER DAMAGE; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

OCULAR DAMAGE THRESHOLDS; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIAL (RPE) CELL;

LASER TISSUE INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34547895423     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2737394     Document Type: Article

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