Corneal injury to ex vivo eyes exposed to a 3.8-micron laser

James G. Fyffe; Donald Q. Randolph; Golda C. H. Winston; Thomas E. Johnson

doi:10.1117/12.594579

25 April 2005 Corneal injury to ex vivo eyes exposed to a 3.8-micron laser

James G. Fyffe, Donald Q. Randolph, Golda C. H. Winston, Thomas E. Johnson

Proceedings Volume 5686, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.594579
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2005, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

As a consequence of the enormous expansion of laser use in medicine, industry and research, specific safety standards must be developed that appropriately address eye protection. The purpose of this study is to establish injury thresholds to the cornea for 3.8 micron 8 microsecond laser light pulses and to investigate a possible replacement model to live animal testing. Previous studies of pulsed energy absorption at 3.8 microns were performed using rhesus monkey cornea and were at pulse durations two orders of magnitude different than the 8 microsecond pulses used in this study. Ex-vivo pig eyes were exposed at varying energies and evaluated to establish the statistical threshold for corneal damage. Histology was used to determine the extent of damage to the cornea. It is expected that the results will be used to assist in the establishment of safety standards for laser use and offer an alternative to future animal use in establishment of safety standards.

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James G. Fyffe, Donald Q. Randolph, Golda C. H. Winston, and Thomas E. Johnson "Corneal injury to ex vivo eyes exposed to a 3.8-micron laser", Proc. SPIE 5686, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics, (25 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.594579

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