Functional assessment of laser irradiation. Annual report, March 1984-February 1985

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6753978

Robbins, D O

Exposure of the retina to intense spots of coherent light produces immediate changes in the ability of the animal to perform a visual discrimination task. Relatively large shifts in visual acuity occur during laser irradiation and recovery is somewhat rapid following termination of relatively low-energy, long-duration exposures. With more intense energies, recovery is slower and permanent shifts in postexposure spectral sensitivity often accompany these types of exposure conditions.

• Research Organization: Ohio Wesleyan Univ., Delaware (USA). Dept. of Psychology
• OSTI ID: 6753978
• Report Number(s): AD-A-195735/6/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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560400* -- Other Environmental Pollutant Effects
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BODY
BODY AREAS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EYES
FACE
HEAD
IRRADIATION
LASER RADIATION
ORGANS
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RETINA
SENSE ORGANS
SENSITIVITY
SPECTRA
VISION