Retinal Injury After Inadvertent Handheld Laser Exposure

Abstract

Handheld lasers can produce permanent retinal damage with visual sequelae if improperly used. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography demonstrates chronic disruption, primarily in the retinal pigment epithelium/photoreceptor region.

Choroidal Neovascularization Secondary to Alexandrite Laser Exposure

“…12 Many cases have documented recovery of visual acuity despite permanent anatomical damage and development of late complications. 11,13 In the present article, we report retinal damage secondary to occupational, accidental exposure to a 750-nm Alexandrite laser and the subsequent use of intravitreal ranibizumab for the treatment of secondary choroidal neovascularization with associated SRH. To our knowledge, 2 other cases of retinal injury after exposure to an Alexandrite laser have been reported.…”

‘Toy’ laser macular burns in children: 12-month update

“…Between December 2013 and December 2014, there were seven reports of similar injuries (24 patients). [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In the 12 months before, only 2 such injuries were described. 10 …”

“…1 Since publication there have been 7 other reports detailing 24 individuals, predominantly children, who had suffered similar retinal injuries. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The long-term prognosis of such injuries remains unclear. In this paper, we present a 12-month update for three children from our earlier case series.…”

Multimodal imaging documentation of rapid evolution of retinal changes in handheld laser-induced maculopathy

“…Adolescent males are the typical demographic to present with HLIM and yellow/grey-colored lesions are commonly identified in the central and superior macula in the immediate period following injury [3]. Characteristic curvilinear hyperreflective bands are also seen on spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging during this period [2–4]. …”