Ocular Effects of Exposure to 40, 75, and 95 GHz Millimeter Waves
Ocular Effects of Exposure to 40, 75, and 95 GHz Millimeter Waves
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DOI:
10.1007/s10762-018-0497-z
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发表时间:
2018-09-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Sasaki, Hiroshi
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作者:
Kojima, Masami;Suzuki, Yukihisa;Sasaki, Hiroshi
The objective of this study was to develop a model of ocular damage induced by 40, 75, and 95 GHz continuous millimeter waves (MMW), thereby allowing assessment of the clinical course of ocular damage resulting from exposure to thermal damage-inducing MMW. This study also examined the dependence of ocular damage on incident power density. Pigmented rabbit eyes were exposed to 40, 75, and 95 GHz MMW from a spot-focus-type lens antenna. Slight ocular damage was observed 10 min after MMW exposure, including reduced cornea thickness and reduced transparency. Diffuse fluorescein staining around the pupillary area indicated corneal epithelial injury. Slit-lamp examination 1 day after MMW exposure revealed a round area of opacity, accompanied by fluorescence staining, in the central pupillary zone. Corneal edema, indicative of corneal stromal damage, peaked 1 day after MMW exposure, with thickness gradually subsiding to normal. Three days after exposure, ocular conditions had almost normalized, though corneal thickness was slightly greater than that before exposure. The 50% probability of ocular damage (DD50) was in the order 40 > 95 ae 75 GHz at the same incident power densities.