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To establish the retinal injury threshold and characterize ultrastructural damage caused by picosecond pulses of 1064-nanometer Nd:YAG laser radiation.

July 26, 1974Science

Ocular Hazard from Picosecond Pulses of Nd: YAG Laser Radiation

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WHWilliam T. HamVirginia Commonwealth University HMHarold A. MuellerVirginia Commonwealth University AGArnold I. GoldmanNational Institutes of Health

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Experimental study reveals localized outer retinal damage at microjoule thresholds in rhesus monkeys, highlighting ocular hazards of ultrashort industrial lasers.

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To establish the retinal injury threshold and characterize ultrastructural damage caused by picosecond pulses of 1064-nanometer Nd:YAG laser radiation.
Exposed 14 eyes from 7 rhesus monkeys to single 25- to 35-picosecond pulses of 1064-nm mode-locked Nd:YAG laser radiation.
Assessed threshold lesion energy and examined ocular tissue changes using electron microscopy.
Threshold retinal injury occurred at a mean single-pulse energy of 13 ± 3 microjoules.
Ultrastructural damage was highly localized to the outer retina, specifically affecting photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelial cells.
Observed cellular alterations included membrane disruption, distorted outer segments, and abnormal melanin granules resembling fetal premelanosomes.

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Ham et al. (1974) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a94e5c66a42edee3f2c8d95 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.185.4148.362

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Experimental study reveals localized outer retinal damage at microjoule thresholds in rhesus monkeys, highlighting ocular hazards of ultrashort industrial lasers.

Ocular Hazard from Picosecond Pulses of Nd: YAG Laser Radiation

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