title: Action of laser light on the ocular development of chick embryos.
abstract: The effects of low-power 632.8 nm coherent light (laser) on the ocular development of chick embryos were studied in stages 10-20 (Hamburger-Hamilton). Irradiation zones were located in the optic vesicles and the mesencephalo-diencephalic border region. A total number of 30 embryos were irradiated and the morphological alterations 48 to 96 h after irradiation were described. Teratogenic alterations observed were divided in 4 groups: 1) anophthalmic, 2) microphthalmic, 3) abnormal localization of the crystalline lens and 4) folded retina.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez del Campo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puchades Orts
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panchón Ruíz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herrera Lara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002642:Chick Embryo / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005123:Eye / Q000196:embryology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007834:Lasers