Theoretical Modeling of Ocular Tissue Damage by Short Pulse Lasers.

Abstract

This work has developed computer simulations of how ultra-short pulsed lasers will interact with the retina. Consideration was given to how optical energy couples into the melanosomes of the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE), how thermal energy is confined within the melanosomes, how stress is generated in the melanosomes, and the pulse-duration dependence of thermal and stress induced injury to the melanosome.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 14, 1996
Accession Number
ADA331129

Entities

People

  • Steven L. Jacques

Organizations

  • McGovern Medical School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Air Force
  • Anatomy
  • Biological Pigments
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Epithelium
  • High Pressure
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Mechanical Impedance
  • Pulsed Lasers
  • Simulations
  • Stress Waves
  • Stresses
  • Tensile Stress
  • Tissues

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy