title: Long-term follow up of accidental parafoveal laser burns.
abstract: The findings after 12 years of follow-up evaluation of 2 patients who sustained accidental parafoveal and juxtafoveal Nd:YAG laser injuries are reported. In both cases, the fovea was not destroyed by the initial insult and early scar formation. Both cases demonstrated, after more than a decade, minimal visual deficit without significant late complications. In spite of early decrease in visual performance, the long-term prognosis for Q-switched Nd:YAG laser retinal lesions in which the fovea was not directly involved in the injury or its repair mechanisms is relatively benign.
authors.affiliation: Goldschleger Eye Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alhalel
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Glovinsky
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Treister
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bartov
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blumenthal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belkin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000209:etiology*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005584:Fovea Centralis / Q000293:injuries*; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012160:Retina / Q000293:injuries; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields; D014945:Wound Healing