title: Green-laser induced maculopathy in a 15-year-old boy.
abstract: We report the case a 15-year-old boy who presented with retinopathy caused by a green-diode (class IIIB) laser. The patient was followed over a period of 8 weeks. Visual acuity on day 1 was 6/7.5, with central scotoma in the right eye, and 6/5 in the left eye. Macular optical coherence tomography of the right eye day 1 showed focal subfoveal disruption of the photoreceptor ellipsoid and myoid zones extending through the external limiting membrane to the outer nuclear layer. At week 8, visual acuity was 6/6 right eye and 6/5 in the left eye. Disruption of the ellipsoid and myoid layers, though still present, had improved.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Eye Research Australia, The University of Melbourne, Department of Ophthalmology, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: William.wl.yan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
authors.affiliation: The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Little
authors.affiliation: The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Carden
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012160:Retina / Q000293:injuries*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012607:Scotoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology