A Case of Retinal Injury During a Laser Show
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
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: 1377-1380, 2011.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-196099
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report a case of macular injury after exposure to a high energy laser beam used in a laser show. CASE A 19-year-old female presented 2 days after exposure to a high energy laser beam at a laser show in a night club with decreased vision in her right eye. The patient's best corrected visual acuity of the right eye was hand motion. Fundus examination reveald a retinal swelling in the macular area approximately 5 disc diameter in size and a submacular hemorrhage. Fluorescein angiography of the right eye showed marked hypofluorescence in the macular area and optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed a neurosensory retinal detachment with a macular edema. Three years after exposure, the visual acuity of the right eye improved to 20/600. The fundus revealed scar and depigmented area at the macula.CONCLUSIONS:
High-energy laser devices at laser shows should be used carefully with safety education and strict control and can provoke irreversible eye damage if not managed adequately.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Retinaldehyde
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Vision, Ocular
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Retinal Detachment
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Fluorescein Angiography
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Visual Acuity
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Macular Edema
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Cicatrix
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Tomography, Optical Coherence
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Eye
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Hand
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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