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Ultrashort laser pulse retinal damage

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Rockwell, BA; Roach, WP; Payne, DJ; Kennedy, PK; Druessel, JJ; Amnotte, RE; Eilert, B; Phillips, SL; Stolarski, DJ; Noojin, GD; Cain, CP; Toth, CA
December 1, 1997
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Recent studies of retinal damage due to ultrashort laser pulses have shown that less energy is required for retinal damage for pulses shorter than one nanosecond. Laser minimum visible lesion (MVL) thresholds for retinal damage from ultrashort (i.e. < 1 ns) laser pulses are produced at lower energies than in the nanosecond (ns) to microsecond (μs) laser pulse regime. We review the progress made in determining the trends in retinal damage from laser pulses of one nanosecond to one hundred femtoseconds in the visible and near-infrared wavelength regimes. We have determined the most likely damage mechanism(s) operative in this pulse width regime and discuss implications on laser safety standards. ©2004 Copyright SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.

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Cynthia Ann Toth
Author Cynthia Ann Toth Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery

DOI

10.1117/12.275228

Publication Date

December 1, 1997

Volume

2974

Start / End Page

60 / 65

Related Subject Headings

  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
  • 4006 Communications engineering
 

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Rockwell, B. A., Roach, W. P., Payne, D. J., Kennedy, P. K., Druessel, J. J., Amnotte, R. E., … Toth, C. A. (1997). Ultrashort laser pulse retinal damage (Vol. 2974, pp. 60–65). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275228
Rockwell, B. A., W. P. Roach, D. J. Payne, P. K. Kennedy, J. J. Druessel, R. E. Amnotte, B. Eilert, et al. “Ultrashort laser pulse retinal damage,” 2974:60–65, 1997. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275228.
Rockwell BA, Roach WP, Payne DJ, Kennedy PK, Druessel JJ, Amnotte RE, et al. Ultrashort laser pulse retinal damage. In 1997. p. 60–5.
Rockwell, B. A., et al. Ultrashort laser pulse retinal damage. Vol. 2974, 1997, pp. 60–65. Scopus, doi:10.1117/12.275228.
Rockwell BA, Roach WP, Payne DJ, Kennedy PK, Druessel JJ, Amnotte RE, Eilert B, Phillips SL, Stolarski DJ, Noojin GD, Cain CP, Toth CA. Ultrashort laser pulse retinal damage. 1997. p. 60–65.

DOI

10.1117/12.275228

Publication Date

December 1, 1997

Volume

2974

Start / End Page

60 / 65

Related Subject Headings

  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
  • 4006 Communications engineering