The dangers of recreational lasers: A case series of retinal injuries
Six male patients, aged 18–34 years, presented with acute vision loss following accidental exposure to laser light during a religious gathering. Comprehensive ophthalmic examinations, including visual acuity, intraocular pressure, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, dilated fundus examination, fundus photograp...
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| author | Gaurav Patil Surendra Wadgaonkar Ketaki Bhat Suhas J. Sonawane |
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| description | Six male patients, aged 18–34 years, presented with acute vision loss following accidental exposure to laser light during a religious gathering. Comprehensive ophthalmic examinations, including visual acuity, intraocular pressure, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, dilated fundus examination, fundus photography, and optical coherence tomography, were conducted. Two patients had preretinal hemorrhage, and four exhibited macular-involving subhyaloid hemorrhage, with a median size of two-disc diameters or larger. One patient developed a full-thickness macular hole, requiring surgical intervention. Visual acuity improved from 20/200 to 20/60 after 1 month. This study underscores the significant public health risks associated with recreational laser use and emphasizes the urgent need for stricter safety regulations and public awareness to prevent such potentially sight-threatening ocular injuries. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b7b693bef7c64527959ecd3dab3c58812025-02-06T06:38:52ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research2320-38972320-39002025-01-0113111411810.4103/jcor.jcor_143_24The dangers of recreational lasers: A case series of retinal injuriesGaurav PatilSurendra WadgaonkarKetaki BhatSuhas J. SonawaneSix male patients, aged 18–34 years, presented with acute vision loss following accidental exposure to laser light during a religious gathering. Comprehensive ophthalmic examinations, including visual acuity, intraocular pressure, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, dilated fundus examination, fundus photography, and optical coherence tomography, were conducted. Two patients had preretinal hemorrhage, and four exhibited macular-involving subhyaloid hemorrhage, with a median size of two-disc diameters or larger. One patient developed a full-thickness macular hole, requiring surgical intervention. Visual acuity improved from 20/200 to 20/60 after 1 month. This study underscores the significant public health risks associated with recreational laser use and emphasizes the urgent need for stricter safety regulations and public awareness to prevent such potentially sight-threatening ocular injuries.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jcor.jcor_143_24lasersmaculopathyoptical coherence tomographypublic health awarenesssubhyaloid hemorrhage |
| spellingShingle | Gaurav Patil Surendra Wadgaonkar Ketaki Bhat Suhas J. Sonawane The dangers of recreational lasers: A case series of retinal injuries Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research lasers maculopathy optical coherence tomography public health awareness subhyaloid hemorrhage |
| title | The dangers of recreational lasers: A case series of retinal injuries |
| title_full | The dangers of recreational lasers: A case series of retinal injuries |
| title_fullStr | The dangers of recreational lasers: A case series of retinal injuries |
| title_full_unstemmed | The dangers of recreational lasers: A case series of retinal injuries |
| title_short | The dangers of recreational lasers: A case series of retinal injuries |
| title_sort | dangers of recreational lasers a case series of retinal injuries |
| topic | lasers maculopathy optical coherence tomography public health awareness subhyaloid hemorrhage |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jcor.jcor_143_24 |
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