Handheld Laser Pointer "Toys" Can Cause Serious Eye Injury
One 15 year old boy ordered a laser pointer online, but not the same type of laser pointer we see being used during lectures and presentations. This boy bought the type of laser pointer that is able to, among other things, pop balloons and burn holes in his sister's shoes. With hopes of creating a "laser show," the boy pointed some lasers in the mirror. When some of the lasers hit his eyes, his vision immediately blurred. For fear of getting into trouble with his parents, he kept the vision problem a secret for two weeks. After two weeks of worsening vision, he finally told his parents, and they took him to a health care professional.
After about four months, the boy reports that his vision has improved. Even though his eyesight has improved since then, the teenage boy still suffers from some long-term eye damage. There is still some scarring in the boy's eyes. Having experience with accident-caused bad eyesight the past 5 years (Iridodialysis and a traumatic cataract) brings me to to say that having eye problems is extremely expensive, painful, and annoying. I think that the boy should have done more research before buying the laser, or at least avoided pointing it at his eyes by all costs.
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