TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Lasers in Ophthalmology
A1  - McHugh, James
A1  - Pringle, Edward
A2  - Riordan-Eva, Paul
A2  - Augsburger, James J.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Vaughan & Asbury's General Ophthalmology, 19e
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.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144470622
ER  -