Spontaneous resolution of a high-power blue laser pointer- induced maculopathy: A case report

Document Type : Short Reports (case reports)

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Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

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A fifteen-year-old boy appeared at my clinic with impaired vision in his left eye to 20/70 following a brief exposure to a high power class IVb blue laser pointer. A mirror at a distance of one meter reflected the beam for two seconds onto his left eye. He reported having a left eye with a central black spot and a blurry vision. A sub-internal limiting membrane (ILM) haemorrhage near the fovea was discovered during a fundus examination. of the left eye was identified as a red, well-circumscribed patch in the foveal area. The optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan verified the existence of bleeding beneath the ILM layer. The central fovea of the left eye's fluorescein angiography showed a little early transmission deficiency without late staining. A relative central scotoma was discovered by perimetry in the left eye. Both eyes' anterior segments appeared normal. The fundus examination of the right eye revealed normal results. The haemorrhage was completely cured and the visual acuity recovered to 20/20 seven weeks later. These devices need to be properly warned of, and children shouldn't have unlimited access to them.

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Zagazig University Medical Journal
Volume 30, Issue 3
May and June 2024
Pages 748-752

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