Human Pupil and Eyelid Response to Intense Laser Light: Implications for Protection

• Published in: Perceptual and motor skills Vol. 95; no. 3; pp. 775 - 782
• Main Authors: Stamper, David A., Lund, David J., Molchany, Jerome W., Stuck, Bruce E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.12.2002; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adult; Attention; Blinking; Eyes & eyesight; Female; Humans; Lasers; Lasers - adverse effects; Male; Middle Aged; Motion Perception; Photic Stimulation - adverse effects; Reaction Time; Reflex, Pupillary; Saccades; Sensory perception

Natural ocular protective measures induced by laser glare at 514 nm were evaluated concomitant with the performance of a tracking task. Light-induced eyelid and pupil responses of 5 volunteers, 1 woman and 4 men, ages 23 to 60 years, were recorded as they tracked a target moving at 0.3°/sec. with an...