1. Darko Ler,
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Objective: To report maculopathy following thirteen seconds lasting exposure to the light from a comercial green laser pointer. Case report: A 19-year old man exposed himself to the light from a commercially available green laser pointer during a dare game with his friends. Patient “won“ the contest with thirteen seconds long staring at the light. Next day he came to our practice complaining about the blurred vision on his right eye. Fundus examination, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fluorescein angiography showed parafovel hypo- and hyperpigmented lesion with local cell loss in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) layer and a window defect. Conclusion: Thirteen seconds long exposure to the light of green laser pointer is enough to induce long term damaging effects to the human macula and to cause permanent visual impairment.
Ključne reči :
Tematska oblast:
medical retina
Uvodni rad:
Da
Datum:
27.03.2012.
Br. otvaranja:
884
