Houston Stephen
BMI, British Midland International, London, UK.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2011 Sep;82(9):921-2. doi: 10.3357/asem.3070.2011.
Aviation authorities around the world continue to report substantial growth in the incidence of laser devices being aimed at aircraft in flight. Despite government restrictions, affordable handheld laser devices, with a power of up to several thousand mW, are now easily obtainable via the Internet. Lasers of this power output and wavelength have a nominal ocular hazard distance of around 1000 ft (304.8 m). Aviation medical specialists should be aware these lasers have the potential to cause retinal damage when aircrew operating at low altitudes are exposed.
世界各地的航空当局持续报告称，针对飞行中飞机使用激光设备的事件发生率大幅增长。尽管有政府限制，但如今功率高达数千毫瓦且价格亲民的手持式激光设备通过互联网很容易就能买到。这种功率输出和波长的激光标称眼危害距离约为1000英尺（304.8米）。航空医学专家应意识到，当低空飞行的机组人员暴露于这些激光时，它们有可能造成视网膜损伤。
