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Powerful lasers can be scary, especially if they're in the infrared. The first warning you receive that it's reflecting into your eye is blood seeping into the
by arctux 8y ago
Powerful lasers can be scary, especially if they're in the infrared. The first warning you receive that it's reflecting into your eye is blood seeping into the vitreous humor from your retina's capillaries.
- ufo 8y agoHas someone you personally know ever suffered a laser injury?
- rrock 8y agoI met one person who took a hit from a pulsed laser (the -other- Nobel from today). Pulsed lasers can be even worse. Fortunately, it was in his peripheral vision. But he described hearing and feeling the pop.
- arctux 8y agoMy undergraduate advisor had a small hole in his retina due to a high-power laser. The injury would have been far worse if it weren't a visible laser, since his blink reflex greatly reduced the damage.
- rrock 8y agoAnd you’ll hear the popping noise when the tissue is vaporized.