Estimation of safe exposure time from an ophthalmic operating microscope with regard to ultraviolet radiation and blue-light hazards to the eye

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1388-1392

  Michael, Ralph ^a   Wegener, Alfred ^b  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI BARRAQUER   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CALCULATIONS; EYE PROTECTION; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPES; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTICAL FILTERS; SAFETY FACTOR; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BLUE LIGHT HAZARDS; RETINAL PHOTOCHEMICAL INJURY; SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE; ZEISS OPERATION MICROSCOPE;

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; CORNEA; EYE; EYE INJURY; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; LENS; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RETINA; SAFETY; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CORNEA; EYE; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RADIATION INJURIES; RETINA; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 4043135860     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.21.001388     Document Type: Article

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