Functional Assessment of Laser Irradiation.

Abstract

The use of high-resolution, chromatic targets to assess the adverse effects of laser irradiation on rhesus visual acuity provides a much more sensitive measure of the acquired visual deficits than can be observed with achromatic targets. The use of chromatic targets, however, does not appear to indicate a high degree of selectivity in terms of the visible spectrum most affected by laser exposure. This nonselective nature of the acquired deficit was also observed in our electrophysiological studies of changes in spectral sensitivity and receptive field organization following brief and prolonged laser exposures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA143961

Entities

People

  • D. O. Robbins

Organizations

  • Ohio Wesleyan University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Safety
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Long Wavelengths
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neural Pathways
  • Power Levels
  • Psychology
  • Recording Systems
  • Short Wavelengths
  • Spectra
  • Visible Spectra
  • Visual Acuity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy