The lens temperature was maintained to ± 0.25°C by a thermostatically controlled glass holder circulating saline around the lens.
Setup
The lens holder was placed in the waveguide at one quarter wavelength from the shorting plate, i.e. in the E-field maximum, with the lens approx. at the center of the waveguide.
Exposures were performed at 37, 39, and 41°C. Sham exposures were conducted at identical temperatures of circulating coolant with microwavepower off. Some exposures even lasted 20 min, e.g., 60 W at 37°C.
No morphological changes could be observed in unexspoed control samples. Pulsedmicrowaveexposure was carried out under different controlled temperatur conditions (37°C and 39°C) and at different SAR values. Several kinds of damage could be detected by electron microscopy, such as holes, foam, large globules and capsular damage. At the higher temperature of 39°C the damages were more extensive. The amount of damage also increased in proportion to the SAR values.
E.A. Baker Foundation of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), Canada
Medical Research Council (MRC; later on "Canadian Institutes of Health Research"), Canada
National Eye Institute (NEI; U.S. National Institutes of Health), Maryland, USA
U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command of U.S. Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)
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