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  • Ophthalmology
  • Laser Physics
  • Biomedical Optics

Background:

  • Corneal spot size significantly influences laser-induced damage thresholds.
  • Previous studies were limited by lower-power supercontinuum (SC) sources, restricting damage threshold determination to smaller spot sizes (0.37 mm).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the lowest corneal damage threshold at a large spot size (1.2 mm) using a high-power SC source.
  • To provide data for refining laser safety standards.

Main Methods:

  • Experiments were conducted on New Zealand white rabbits using a 900-2000 nm SC source.
  • Corneal damage was assessed using slit-lamp biomicroscopy.
  • Effective damage thresholds were calculated based on action spectra from current laser safety guidelines.

Main Results:

  • The corneal damage threshold was determined to be 44.3 J/cm² (peak radiant exposure, 0.14 s exposure).
  • Damage at threshold involved the corneal epithelium and superficial stroma.
  • A safety factor of approximately 45 was found between the effective damage threshold and the maximum permissible exposure (MPE).

Conclusions:

  • Current corneal MPEs for 700-1200 nm may be overly conservative.
  • Further studies are needed to establish corneal damage thresholds specifically for infrared A wavelengths.