International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)
Adjustment of guidelines for exposure of the eye to optical radiation from ocular instruments: statement from a task group of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)
Abstract
A variety of optical and electro-optical instruments are used for both diagnostic and therapeutic applications to the human eye. These generally expose ocular structures to either coherent or incoherent optical radiation (ultraviolet, visible, or infrared radiation) under unique conditions. We convert both laser and incoherent exposure guidelines derived for normal exposure conditions to the application of ophthalmic sources.
Source and rights
Published by Applied optics, 2005. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
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At a glance
- Organisation
- International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)
- Published
- 2005
- Applies to
- 🌐 International
- Country of origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Scope
- International
- Journal
- Applied optics
- PubMed
- 15835362
- Added to Prognia
- 23 July 2026




