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There are no safe wavelengths at all. Any frequency light at sufficient power levels will damage some part of the eye. Mechanisms may vary. Coherent light tends to be more dangerous but just looking at the sun will do damage and that's definitely not coherent light.

For every part of the spectrum there are safe limits.



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