Higher Risk of Light-Induced Retinal Damage Due to Increase of Intraocular Irradiance by Endoillumination

摘要

IntroductionAll applied illumination systems are validated according to a standard that measures in an experimental setup the direct radiation intensity on a surface in an aqueous solution, not involving an eyeball. Due to various factors, multiple intraocular light-tissue interactions could occur and lead to retinal irradiation intensities that are higher than the irradiation caused by direct illumination. The aim of this work is to investigate the hypothesis that intraocular and technical reference irradiance is different.