Bilateral macular injury following red laser pointer exposure: A case report

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Bilateral macular injury following red laser pointer exposure: A case report [Eur Eye Res]

Eur Eye Res. 2021; 1(3): 170-173 | DOI: 10.14744/eer.2021.03521

Bilateral macular injury following red laser pointer exposure: A case report

Mahmut Kaya, Betül Akbulut Yağcı
Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

We report the case of bilateral red laser pointer macular injury which developed macular neovascularization (MNV) in one eye. A 10-year-old boy presented with MNV in the right eye, and disruption of the outer retinal layers in the left eye fol-lowing exposure to a class 3a red laser pointer with 5 milliwatt energy at 650 nanometer wavelength, 3 weeks ago. After 2 consecutive monthly intravitreal ranibizumab injections in the right eye, no MNV re-activation was seen during 10 months of follow-up. This case emphasizes that laser pointer misuse or abuse can cause extensive photothermal injury which can lead to MNV.

Keywords: Choroidal neovascularization, laser coagulation; ranibizumab.

Mahmut Kaya, Betül Akbulut Yağcı. Bilateral macular injury following red laser pointer exposure: A case report. Eur Eye Res. 2021; 1(3): 170-173

Corresponding Author: Mahmut Kaya, Türkiye

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