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LASER is an acronym which stands for Light Amplification by
Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The laser produces an intense, highly
directional beam of light. The most common cause of laser-induced tissue damage
is thermal in nature, where the tissue proteins are denatured due to the
temperature rise following absorption of laser energy.
The human body is vulnerable to the output of certain
lasers, and under certain circumstances, exposure can result in damage to the
eye and skin. Research relating to injury thresholds of the eye and skin has
been carried out in order to understand the biological hazards of laser
radiation. It is now widely accepted that the human eye is almost always more
vulnerable to injury than human skin.
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