The results of studies of the process of low-intensity laser radiation propagation through human optic pathways are presented. It is shown that the optic nerve can be modeled as a fiber optic cable rather than a coaxial electric cable.
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Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, Vol. 52, No. 5, Sep.-Oct., 2018, pp. 35-37.
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Sevastyanov, V.V. An Experimental Study of the Specific Features of Laser Radiation Propagation through the Optical System of the Human Eye and the Optic Nerve. Biomed Eng 52, 340–343 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10527-019-09843-x
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