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  • Title: Early changes in optic coherence tomography in a child with laser pointer maculopathy.
    Author: Sánchez-Barahona C, González-Martín-Moro J, Zarallo-Gallardo J, Lozano Escobar I, Cobo-Soriano R.
    Journal: Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol; 2017 Jan; 92(1):33-36. PubMed ID: 27542521.
    Abstract:
    CASE REPORT: 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. DISCUSSION: An inadequate use of laser pointers can induce severe and permanent visual loss.
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