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Erschienen in: Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology 4/2011

01.07.2011 | Letter

A case of retinal light damage by green laser pointer (Class 3b)

verfasst von: Toshihiko Ueda, Izumi Kurihara, Ryohei Koide

Erschienen in: Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology | Ausgabe 4/2011

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In previously reported cases of retinal injury from red (He–Ne; 632 nm) laser pointers, the maximum output was 5 mW or lower (Class 3a), and gazing time was 10 s or longer [13]. Higher-energy, green (532 nm) laser pointers are increasingly displacing red lasers and, here also, injuries have been reported [4]. We report a case of retinal light damage caused, after a moment’s gaze, by a high-output (Class 3b) green laser pointer unavailable to the general public in Japan that was brought from overseas. …
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Metadaten
Titel
A case of retinal light damage by green laser pointer (Class 3b)
verfasst von
Toshihiko Ueda
Izumi Kurihara
Ryohei Koide
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2011
Verlag
Springer Japan
Erschienen in
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology / Ausgabe 4/2011
Print ISSN: 0021-5155
Elektronische ISSN: 1613-2246
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-011-0031-5

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