Retinal phototoxicity observed using high-resolution autofluorescence imaging

The World's Leading Conference on Laser Safety, ILSC 2009 - International Laser Safety Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 61-65

  Hunter, Jennifer J ^a   Morgan, Jessica I W ^b   Merigan, William H ^a   Williams, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; ALDEHYDES; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; LIGHT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY;

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE IMAGING; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIAL CELLS; SAFETY STANDARD; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY;

LASER SAFETY;

EID: 84897706436     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2351/1.5056723     Document Type: Conference Paper

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