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| ***a Wood's lamp should NOT be used for corneal flouroscein staining eye examinations as:** | ***a Wood's lamp should NOT be used for corneal flouroscein staining eye examinations as:** | ||
| * 365nm is the wrong spectrum for fluorescein - you need cobalt-blue light (~450–490 nm) viewed through a yellow filter | * 365nm is the wrong spectrum for fluorescein - you need cobalt-blue light (~450–490 nm) viewed through a yellow filter | ||
| - | * 365nm thus gives much lower sensitivity for detecting corneal pathology (only ~50%) | + | * 365nm thus gives much lower sensitivity for detecting corneal pathology (only ~50%)(([[https:// |
| * 365nm gives unnecessary UV-A radiation to the sensitive eye - indeed in normal use of a Wood's lamp, the patient should close their eyes if near the face | * 365nm gives unnecessary UV-A radiation to the sensitive eye - indeed in normal use of a Wood's lamp, the patient should close their eyes if near the face | ||
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