Thermal macular injury from a 154 mW green laser pointer

We report a case of accidental thermal injury due to improper use of a laser pointer obtained outside of the United States. A 13-year-old received a laser pointer as a gift and looked at a reflection of the beam. The patient underwent full ophthalmologic examination with fundus photography, spectral...

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Published inJournal of AAPOS Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 612 - 614
Main Authors Lim, Maria E., MD, Suelzer, Joseph, BS, Moorthy, Ramana S., MD, FACS, Vemuri, Gautam, PhD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2014
Subjects
Administration, Oral
Adolescent
Atrophy
Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use
Humans
Lasers, Semiconductor - adverse effects
Macula Lutea - injuries
Male
Ophthalmology
Prednisone - therapeutic use
Retinal Diseases - diagnosis
Retinal Diseases - drug therapy
Retinal Diseases - etiology
Retinal Pigment Epithelium - pathology
Scotoma - diagnosis
Scotoma - drug therapy
Scotoma - etiology
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Visual Acuity
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Summary:We report a case of accidental thermal injury due to improper use of a laser pointer obtained outside of the United States. A 13-year-old received a laser pointer as a gift and looked at a reflection of the beam. The patient underwent full ophthalmologic examination with fundus photography, spectral domain optical coherence tomography, and fluorescein angiography. Visual acuity in the left eye was 20/100 at presentation. Fundus examination and ancillary tests were consistent with thermal macular injury. The laser pointer was analyzed and found to be a green diode laser with average power output of 154 mW.
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ISSN:1091-8531
1528-3933
DOI:10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.07.165