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Tobias Torp-Pedersen¹, Lotte Welinder², Birgitte Justesen³

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Acta Ophthalmologica

|October 4, 2018

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

High-powered laser pointers can cause lasting vision loss. This study reports on 13 patients with laser pointer maculopathy, highlighting the increasing incidence and need for regulation.

Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Medical Research

Background:

High-powered laser pointers are increasingly accessible online.
Previous cases of laser pointer maculopathy have been documented since 1999.

Keywords:

laser maculopathy laser pointer laser pointer output power paediatric vision loss

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