title: Bilateral macular injury caused by a femtosecond laser.
abstract: METHODS
  We describe the case of a 35-year-old man who arrived in the Emergency Department with bilateral macular injury caused by accidental exposure to an industrial femtosecond laser.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Workers operating industrial lasers must protect their eyes properly when handling these devices. Otherwise, retina damage may occur which usually is recoverable. However, sometimes this damage causes permanent visual loss.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, España. Electronic address: mloujm@gmail.com.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Juan-Marcos
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, España.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cañete-Campos
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, España.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cruz-González
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López-Corral
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hernández-Galilea
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D005135:Eye Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008297:Male; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology; D012607:Scotoma / Q000209:etiology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
keywords: Femtosecond laser; Fototóxico; Lesión macular; Láser femtosegundo; Macular injury; Maculopathy; Maculopatía; Optical coherence tomography; Phototoxic; Tomografía de coherencia óptica