March 3, 2026Open Access

On the list of weapons, laser pointers?

Key Points

Immediate blurry vision and central scotoma resulted from exposure to a laser pointer.
Visual acuity measured at 20/80 in the affected right eye after the incident.
Assessment involved examining the effects of a handheld laser pointer on visual health.
Highlights the need for awareness regarding the risks associated with laser pointers.

Abstract

A 35-year-old man presented to the ophthalmology clinic with immediate blurry vision and central scotoma in the right eye after sustaining accidental exposure to a handheld laser pointer (power < 1 mW, wavelength 640 to 660 nm; according to the label on the device) from approximately 5 m away, for a duration that he described as 1 to 2 seconds during a PowerPoint presentation in a conference room. Visual acuity was 20/80 in the right eye and 20/20 in the ...

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Jha et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75dd1c6e9836116a28105 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.37039/1982.8551.20260004

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