Multiple-pulse laser retinal damage thresholds.

G A Griess; M F Blankenstein

doi:10.1080/15298668191419749

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Multiple-pulse laser retinal damage thresholds.

G A Griess·M F Blankenstein

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The additivity from multiple exposures of the retina to laser light sources is investigated with regard to empirical and theoretical models. Prior data indicate additivity consistent with a total-on-time formulation in the case of point source conditions but not for extended source conditions. Thermal model calculations agree with the extended source results, but only agree with point-source data when the pulse repetition rate is higher than 10 Hz. The anomaly at low pulse repetition rates can still be interpreted in terms of a thermal damage mechanism if spatial variations are considered.

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G A Griess, M F Blankenstein. 1981. Multiple-pulse laser retinal damage thresholds.. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298668191419749

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