Retinal laser injury during a laser show.
BACKGROUND
Laser injuries caused by Q-switched lasers are not unusual in the military and laboratories. To our knowledge, only one case of eye injury during a laser show has been reported previously.


METHODS
Case series.


RESULTS
All three patients had uniocular foveal hemorrhagic injury demonstrated by fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography. The lesions resolved within 6 months.


CONCLUSIONS
Laser retinal injuries can cause transient or permanent visual damage. Accidental eye injuries during a laser show may be possible.
From the Department of Ophthalmology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Marina
M
Shneck
Jaime
J
Levy
Itamar
I
Klemperer
Tova
T
Lifshitz