Here's the condensed version. About 3 months ago, there was an accident involving a ~60mW 532nm laser and my eye. Exposure time was well under a second. I went to my optometrist a few weeks ago for a routine checkup and mentioned this. After yelling at me for not telling her sooner, she took a scan of 10 layers of me eye and found no serious damage. Then, she referred me to a specialist in laser injuries. I went to see him today and in addition to trying to pinpoint where the blind spot was (which failed because the machine wasn't accurate enough--the spot is fairly small), he took a high res photo of my eye. Here's my left eye in all its glory (warning: big pic):
http://jvm.mit.edu/f/lefteye.jpg
The blind spot is that tiny little bubble in the dark circular region. Fortunately, there's no risk for macular degeneration, but it's highly unlikely that it will ever heal.
From now on, when I prepare a test, I'm not keeping the laser anywhere near what I'm working on until I have safety glasses on.
http://jvm.mit.edu/f/lefteye.jpg
The blind spot is that tiny little bubble in the dark circular region. Fortunately, there's no risk for macular degeneration, but it's highly unlikely that it will ever heal.
From now on, when I prepare a test, I'm not keeping the laser anywhere near what I'm working on until I have safety glasses on.