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KMID : 0360220110520111377
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Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2011 Volume.52 No. 11 p.1377 ~ p.1380
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A Case of Retinal Injury During a Laser Show
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Chun Jun-Woo
Jang Young-Jun
Lee Seung-Woo
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Laser, Laser Show, Retinal Injury
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