title: Early changes in optic coherence tomography in a child with laser pointer maculopathy.
abstract: METHODS
  A 9-year-old boy referred due to visual loss in his right eye after playing with a laser pointer. In the first visit (12hours later) visual acuity (VA) was 0.15. A hypopigmented lesion was present in the fovea, and optic coherence tomography (OCT) showed vertical hyper-reflective bands. In the last visit (6 months later), VA had improved to 0.5, and OCT showed a well-defined area of outer retinal layer disruption.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An inadequate use of laser pointers can induce severe and permanent visual loss.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, España. Electronic address: cristinasanchezbarahona@gmail.com.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Barahona
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, España; Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: González-Martín-Moro
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, España; Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zarallo-Gallardo
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lozano Escobar
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, España; Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cobo-Soriano
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005584:Fovea Centralis / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity
keywords: Laser pointer; Maculopathy; Maculopatía láser; Optical coherence tomography; Puntero láser; Retinopatía solar; Solar retinopathy; Tomografía de coherencia óptica láser