The class assigned to a laser is only part of the picture when deciding how it should be used safely, as Karl Schulmeister reports. In Europe, as well as many countries elsewhere, every product that ...

Impending alterations to international laser safety standards will include entirely new classes of lasers and will require many laser manufacturers to reclassify their products. Brian Tozer, chairman ...

Individuals are not permitted to work with lasers until they have completed the appropriate training. This includes both general laser safety training and lab-specific instruction. All laser users ...

Eye injuries are of primary concern. The effect to the eye depends on various factors, including pupil size, pigmentation, laser pulse duration and repetition, and wavelength. Pierre Gougelman had the ...

The word laser is an acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The ‘light’ produced by a laser, a form of non-ionising optical radiation, has a unique combination of ...