RT Book, Section
A1 McHugh, James
A1 Pringle, Edward
A2 Riordan-Eva, Paul
A2 Augsburger, James J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1144470622
T1 Lasers in Ophthalmology
T2 Vaughan & Asbury's General Ophthalmology, 19e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071843539
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144470622
RD 2024/04/25
AB “Laser”  is  an  acronym  for  light  amplification  by  stimulated  emission  of  radiation.  Most  light  sources  radiate  energy  in  all  directions,  with  waves  that  are  out  of  phase  (incoherent),  and  with  multiple  wavelengths.  By  contrast,  laser  light  has  a  single  wavelength  (monochromatic)  and  waves  that  are  in  phase  (coherent)  with  very  little  tendency  to  spread  out  (collimated),  so  they  can  illuminate  with  extremely  high  power  (irradiance).  A  1-watt  laser  produces  a  retinal  irradiance  approximately  100  million  times  greater  than  a  100-watt  light  bulb.