Retinal Burn Thresholds for Exposure to a Frequency-Doubled Neodymium Laser.

Abstract

The eyes of rhesus monkeys were exposed to the radiation from a frequency-doubled neodymium laser. Retinal damage was assessed with a fundus camera at one hour and 24 hours after exposure. The threshold for a 50% probability of damage (ED50) was determined from the data. The threshold for a single 15-nsec pulse using the one-hour lesion appearance criterion was determined to be 3.02 microjoules per pulse at the cornea. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0770561

Entities

People

  • William D. Gibbons

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Frequency
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Monkeys
  • Neodymium
  • Neodymium Lasers
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Probability
  • Radiation
  • Rhesus Monkeys

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy