Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 52, Issue 3, 0307201(2025)

Numerical Simulation of Retinal Temperature During Panretinal Photocoagulation Surgery

Zhicheng Yang and Qizhou Wu*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Information and Communication Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, Shanxi , China
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    Establishing three-dimensional model of fundus using OCT images. (a) Original image; (b) segmentation result of original image; (c) 3D model of fundus
    Schematic diagram of eye tissue model
    Distribution of light absorption in slices at z=151
    Proportion of energy absorbed by eyeball tissue
    Comparison of retinal temperature distributions between our model and literature under same 532 nm laser parameters. (a) Laser energy density of 5 J/cm2, beam diameter of 200 μm, and duration of 100 ms; (b) laser power of 0.1 W, beam diameter of 500 μm, and duration of 200 ms
    Schematic diagram of laser incidence angle
    Peak fundus temperatures under different incidence angles
    OCT images of different human eyes at z=151.
    Peak temperatures of different human eye structures
    • Table 1. Optical properties of eye tissue at 532 nm wavelength[10,17,19-20]

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      Table 1. Optical properties of eye tissue at 532 nm wavelength[10,17,19-20]

      Tissue typeμa /cm-1μs /cm-1gn
      Cornea0.14011.38
      Aqueous humor0.1341.020.91.341
      Lens0.030.050.91.458
      Vitreous body000.91.33
      Neural retina3.8221.40.971.37
      RPE89014060.991.37
      Blood253756.10.981.35
    • Table 2. Thermal parameters of eye tissue[10,25]

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      Table 2. Thermal parameters of eye tissue[10,25]

      Tissue type

      cb /

      J/(kgK)]

      Density /

      (kg/m3

      ki /

      [W/(m·K)]

      Cornea417810500.58
      Aqueous humor399710500.578
      Lens300010000.4
      Vitreous body399710000.594
      Neural retina417810000.58
      RPE419010000.628
      Blood377010600.45
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Diagnostics and Therapy

    Received: Sep. 9, 2024

    Accepted: Oct. 24, 2024

    Published Online: Jan. 20, 2025

    The Author Email: Qizhou Wu (wu_qz@nuc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL241190

    CSTR:32183.14.CJL241190

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