Trends in retinal damage thresholds from 100-millisecond near-infrared laser radiation exposures: A study at 1,110, 1,130, 1,150, and 1,319 nm

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 382-390

  Vincelette, Rebecca L ^a,d   Rockwell, Benjamin A ^b   Oliver, Jeff W ^b   Kumru, Semih S ^b   Thomas, Robert J ^b   Schuster, Kurt J ^c   Noojin, Gary D ^c   Shingledecker, Aurora D ^c   Stolarski, Dave J ^c   Welch, Ashley J ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye safe; Laser safety; Laser tissue interaction; Non ionizing radiation; Ocular hazard

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; LASER; LASER SAFETY; MACACA; MALE; NEAR INFRARED LASER RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETINA INJURY;

ANIMALS; INFRARED RAYS; LASERS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RETINA;

EID: 67650245789     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20772     Document Type: Article

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