Project 4.1 ~ Plomoiical 1 Tfferts - Flash Blindness and Chorioretinal
Burne - Col R. S. Firott
ONTTIVES
To gain information regarding the behavior cf lid reflexcs under
the high ilturinations troduecd by atomie 2evices; tc further evaluat
the blink refleyce as 2 protective mechaniem arainst cherioretinal turns.
To gain informaticn on shutter anit filter mechanisms fer eye protecticn sgeftnst choriorctinal burns caused by atomic weapons of varicus
types an? yiclis,.
TSTIIMONT ATION
The experimentel arrangement for thie project requvirca the exposure
cf animal cycs tc the weapon dctenaticn at distances which produced
retinul Tectons in s siniler test scrice during UFSHOT-KNOTUCLE,
Rabhits and monkeys were the animals of choice; the former because of
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solely fer determining the protection cffered by the blink reflex.
Staggerei shuiters of two types were used.
The simple closure
shutters were open at time zere and closed at varying intervals after,
up to l secernd,
The clesci~opern-elosei shutters were elcsed at time
zerc, openel at a specifici time, remained open for varying durations,
Prototypes of electromagnetic shutter of two types are being