2007
DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31814b2dc4
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Shedding Some Light on Laser Pointer Eye Injuries

Abstract: Patient's history of the length and type of laser exposure is important. A significant direct eye exposure to a laser, persistent after images, and decreased visual acuity should initiate urgent referral to an ophthalmologist for further ophthalmologic testing. Brief laser exposure or indirect exposures with complaints of headaches or blurry vision require other diagnostic explanations.

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“…Retina pigment epiteli akut fotokoagulasyon hasarı sonrası beyaz görülür. Hastaların değerlendirilmesinde semptomlar göz önüne alınır (Ajudua ve Mello, 2007;Ziahosseini ve ark., 2010).…”
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“…Retina pigment epiteli akut fotokoagulasyon hasarı sonrası beyaz görülür. Hastaların değerlendirilmesinde semptomlar göz önüne alınır (Ajudua ve Mello, 2007;Ziahosseini ve ark., 2010).…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Onto the rods we attached a series of beam conditioning optics using 30 mm microbench parts. A Galilean the beam is directly accessible and potentially dangerous (Ajudua and Mello, 2007). We show it in this way to illustrate the beam path only and emphasize that for safe operation the system should be enclosed.…”
Section: Construction Of a Compact Laser Photoactivation Systemmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…As mentioned earlier, the process could be further modulated using the laser's TTL gating function. We should emphasize that individual investigators need to be certain that no significant green laser light can leak through to the eye pieces before viewing the photoactivation process with unprotected eyes since the laser beam could case severe retina damage (Ajudua and Mello, 2007).…”
Section: Blocking a Vessel In Vivomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the past, commercial laser pointers had a maximal output of 5 mW. This level of energy was regarded as harmless [9]. However, incidents on low-energy laser devices causing retinal injury have also been reported [10,11].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%