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A Comparative study of retinal effects from continuous wave and femtosecond mode-locked lasers by Robert J. Thomas; Gary D. Noojin; David J. Stolarski; Rebecca T. Hall; Clarence P. Cain; Cynthia A. Toth; Benjamin A. Rockwell is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract ## Background and Objectives In order to provide a direct comparison of the effects of mode‐locked systems to those with continuous‐wave (CW) or nonpulsed output, we have performed an experiment with lasers possessing otherwise identical output characteristics. This in vivo minimum visible lesion study compares retinal effects of mode‐locked and CW lasers complete with histopathology of the treated areas. ## Study Design/Materials and Methods Titanium:Sapphire lasers produced 800‐nm output for either mode‐locked (76 MHz repetition rate, 120 femtoseconds) or CW exposures. Alternating CW and mode‐locked laser exposures were delivered to the paramacular retinal region of rhesus subjects. Laser exposure duration was set to one‐quarter second for both types of exposures. Through ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus, a minimal visible lesion (MVL) threshold for damage was established. ## Results Approximately 75 test sites for each type of exposure were examined. The laser dosage thresholds and 95% confidence intervals for minimal visible damage at 24 hours postexposure were found to be 5.9 mJ (5.23–6.6 mJ) and 5.84 mJ (5.23–6.58 mJ) for mode‐locked and CW exposures, res
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- Author
- Robert J. Thomas; Gary D. Noojin; David J. Stolarski; Rebecca T. Hall; Clarence P. Cain; Cynthia A. Toth; Benjamin A. Rockwell
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0196-8092)
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)