Early changes in optic coherence tomography in a child with laser pointer maculopathy

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 (12 h later) visual acuity (VA) was 0.15. A hypopigmented lesion was present in the fovea, and optic coherence tomography (OCT) showed vertical hyper-reflective b...

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Published in:	Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English ed.) Vol. 92; no. 1; pp. 33 - 36
Main Authors:	Sánchez-Barahona, C, González-Martín-Moro, J, Zarallo-Gallardo, J, Lozano Escobar, I, Cobo-Soriano, R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier España, S.L.U 01-01-2017
Subjects:	Laser pointer Maculopathy Maculopatía láser Ophthalmology Optical coherence tomography Puntero láser Retinopatía solar Solar retinopathy Tomografía de coherencia óptica láser Laser pointer Solar retinopathy Optical coherence tomography Maculopatía láser Tomografía de coherencia óptica láser Retinopatía solar Maculopathy Puntero láser
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Summary:	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 (12 h 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.
ISSN:	2173-5794 2173-5794
DOI:	10.1016/j.oftale.2016.09.013