LOSS OF VISION FROM HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT

Abstract

Contents: Visual decrement in humans following thermonuclear detonations; Functional damage threshold for retinal burn; Visual and retinal effects of exposure to high intensity light sources; Immediate and delayed retinal vascular changes following exposure to high intensity light; Effects of laser irradiation on head and eye of small animals in terms of neuro-motor behavior; The time course of flash-blindness; Effects of simulated retinal burns on detectability and legibility; Preserving vision despite exposure to high intensity light; Success of US Navy equipment development programs in meeting the flash-blindness problem; Photochromic substances; Relative danger of retinal burn and flash-blindness for various yields of nuclear explosions; Prediction of eye safe separation distances; Resistance to flash-blindness and aircrew selection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0653917

Entities

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Air Force
  • Arteries
  • Blood
  • Blood Vessels
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Color Vision
  • Explosives
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Ophthalmology
  • Visible Spectra

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy