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Ultrashort laser pulse bioeffects and safety.

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Rockwell, BA; Hammer, DX; Hopkins, RA; Payne, DJ; Toth, CA; Roach, WP; Druessel, JJ; Kennedy, PK; Amnotte, RE; Eilert, B; Phillips, S; Cain, C ...
Published in: J Laser Appl
February 1999

Recent studies of retinal damage due to ultrashort laser pulses have shown that less energy is required for retinal damage for pulses shorter than 1 ns than that for longer pulses. It has also been shown that more energy is required for near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths than in the visible because the light focuses behind the retina, requiring more energy to produce a damaging fluence on the retina. We review the progress made in determining the trends in retinal damage from laser pulses of 1 ns to 100 fs in the visible and NIR wavelength regimes. We have determined the most likely damage mechanism(s) operative in this pulse width regime.

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J Laser Appl

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ISSN

1042-346X

Publication Date

February 1999

Volume

11

Issue

1

Start / End Page

42 / 44

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultraviolet Rays
  • Safety
  • Retina
  • Rabbits
  • Optoelectronics & Photonics
  • Optics and Photonics
  • Melanins
  • Macaca mulatta
  • Light
  • Lasers
 

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Rockwell, B. A., Hammer, D. X., Hopkins, R. A., Payne, D. J., Toth, C. A., Roach, W. P., … Cain, C. (1999). Ultrashort laser pulse bioeffects and safety. J Laser Appl, 11(1), 42–44. https://doi.org/10.2351/1.521879
Rockwell, B. A., D. X. Hammer, R. A. Hopkins, D. J. Payne, C. A. Toth, W. P. Roach, J. J. Druessel, et al. “Ultrashort laser pulse bioeffects and safety.J Laser Appl 11, no. 1 (February 1999): 42–44. https://doi.org/10.2351/1.521879.
Rockwell BA, Hammer DX, Hopkins RA, Payne DJ, Toth CA, Roach WP, et al. Ultrashort laser pulse bioeffects and safety. J Laser Appl. 1999 Feb;11(1):42–4.
Rockwell, B. A., et al. “Ultrashort laser pulse bioeffects and safety.J Laser Appl, vol. 11, no. 1, Feb. 1999, pp. 42–44. Pubmed, doi:10.2351/1.521879.
Rockwell BA, Hammer DX, Hopkins RA, Payne DJ, Toth CA, Roach WP, Druessel JJ, Kennedy PK, Amnotte RE, Eilert B, Phillips S, Noojin GD, Stolarski DJ, Cain C. Ultrashort laser pulse bioeffects and safety. J Laser Appl. 1999 Feb;11(1):42–44.

Published In

J Laser Appl

DOI

ISSN

1042-346X

Publication Date

February 1999

Volume

11

Issue

1

Start / End Page

42 / 44

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultraviolet Rays
  • Safety
  • Retina
  • Rabbits
  • Optoelectronics & Photonics
  • Optics and Photonics
  • Melanins
  • Macaca mulatta
  • Light
  • Lasers