Determination of energy thresholds on an artificial retina using a multiple-pulsed laser /

This study is focused on determining single and multiple pulse ED₅₀ for laser pulses of 200 ns duration. Energy thresholds in this experiment were determined on an artificial retina, for a variety of pulse widths and spot sizes. Due to numerous biological processes occurring within the eye, threshol...

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Main Author: Stephenson, Albert David
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1999.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy

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520 |a This study is focused on determining single and multiple pulse ED₅₀ for laser pulses of 200 ns duration. Energy thresholds in this experiment were determined on an artificial retina, for a variety of pulse widths and spot sizes. Due to numerous biological processes occurring within the eye, threshold values are difficult to ascertain. In an effort to eliminate the biological component a piece of exposed camera film was used as the artificial retina. Presently there are no safety standards that specify allowable exposure for pulses shorter than 1 nanosecond in duration, but current safety standards provide for a decrease in the maximum permissible exposure (MPE) per pulse for exposure to repetitive pulse laser irradiation. The degree of decrease for pulses of duration less than 10 []s can be determined by multiplying the single pulse MPE by a correction factor, C. An empirical relationship has been derived which equates the ED₅₀/pulse in a pulse train to the ED₅₀ for a single pulse and the member of pulses in the pulse train. 
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