ICNIRP STATEMENT ON LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES (LEDs) AND LASER DIODES: IMPLICATIONS FOR HAZARD ASSESSMENT

*ICNIRP Secretariat, c/o R. Matthes, Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz, Institut für Strahlenhygiene, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany. † This statement is based upon the deliberations of the ICNIRP Standing Committee IV ("Optics") and was extensively discussed in a task group meeting of experts convened by ICNIRP which took place on 23–25 September 1998 at the University Eye Clinic, Regensburg, Germany. The following experts participated in this meeting: W. Cornelius (Australia), D. Courant (France), P. J. Delfyett (USA), S. Diemer (Germany), V.-P. Gabel (Germany), W. Horak (Germany), G. Lidgard (UK), R. Matthes (Germany), J. Mellerio (UK), T. Okuno (Japan), M. B. Ritter (USA), K. Schulmeister (Austria), D. H. Sliney (USA), B. E. Stuck (USA), E. Sutter (Germany), and J. Tajnai (USA). Manuscript received 18 January 2000; accepted 20 February 2000. For correspondence or reprints contact R. Matthes at the above address, or email at [email protected]