June 2006
Volume 6, Issue 6
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Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting Abstract  |   June 2006
The dependence of laser-induced lens fluorescence on laser irradiance
Author Affiliations
  • Peter A. Smith
    Northrop Grumman Corporation, San Antonio, Texas
  • Gary L. Martinsen
    Air Force Research Laboratory, Brooks City-Base, Texas
  • David E. Kee
    Northrop Grumman Corporation, San Antonio, Texas
  • Paul V. Garcia
    Northrop Grumman Corporation, San Antonio, Texas
Journal of Vision June 2006, Vol.6, 699. doi:https://doi.org/10.1167/6.6.699
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      Peter A. Smith, Gary L. Martinsen, David E. Kee, Paul V. Garcia; The dependence of laser-induced lens fluorescence on laser irradiance. Journal of Vision 2006;6(6):699. https://doi.org/10.1167/6.6.699.

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Abstract

When the human eye is exposed to a short-wavelength light in the near-ultra violet region, the light causes the lens to fluoresce, which produces a widespread glare effect on the retina. This glare may interfere with normal vision, especially at lower ambient illumination conditions. This study characterized the relationship between fluorescence-induced glare from an ultraviolet laser and the laser irradiance. An equivalent veiling luminance technique was used to estimate the luminance of fluorescence-induced glare from an ultraviolet laser operating at 364 nm. First, threshold vs. intensity (TVI) relationships were determined for a Landolt ring target with a critical detail of 0.5° against a background luminance from 1 cd.m−2 to 100 cd.m−2. Threshold measurements were then made for the same target against a lens fluorescence-induced glare field. The laser exposures were from 0.6 mW.cm−2 to 60 mW.cm−2 at the cornea, and were 5 s in duration. The angle between the laser beam axis and the visual task was 10°. Initial results indicate that the glare luminance, estimated from the TVI curves, varies non-linearly with respect to laser irradiance, with more veiling glare than expected at higher irradiances. These non-linearities are thought to be related to the equivalent luminance estimation technique rather than any physical mechanisms. Notwithstanding this, exposure to a near-ultra violet laser at safe exposure levels can induce a veiling glare intense enough to impair contrast acuity significantly.

Smith, P. A. Martinsen, G. L. Kee, D. E. Garcia, P. V. (2006). The dependence of laser-induced lens fluorescence on laser irradiance [Abstract]. Journal of Vision, 6(6):699, 699a, http://journalofvision.org/6/6/699/, doi:10.1167/6.6.699. [CrossRef]
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