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THE effect of the laser on the eye has been known since the work of Zaret1,2. The effect on the skin is not well known3,4. Previously, some physicists have reported subjectively no effects at all or only a slight pricking sensation of the skin2.
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GOLDMAN, L., BLANEY, D., KINDEL, D. et al. Pathology of the Effect of the Laser Beam on the Skin. Nature 197, 912–914 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197912b0
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