I registered to just ask the following...
I came home today and found my 8year old playing with an old laser pointer. It's one of those ones that uses two AA batteries, the size of a regular pen, and being cheap and red I'm assuming it's a Class II going by what I've read in the last half hour.
Anyway, he was shining it in his face but it looked like a red torch with a wide beam covering his face instead being in a point. I've since learned this was due to the lens being taken - presumably this would lessen the intensity/danger to his eyes. Anyway, after having some harsh words with him, he told me earlier on he had in fact been staring at the beam when the lens was still in there.
He says his vision is fine and I'm not sure if I should be worried or not. So my question is how much damage could one of these pointers do when 1) the lens is in and there has been direct contact in the eye, and 2) when the lens is out and there has been direct contact with the eye?
Haven't told his mum yet, but I know she'll be more paranoid than I am right now...
I came home today and found my 8year old playing with an old laser pointer. It's one of those ones that uses two AA batteries, the size of a regular pen, and being cheap and red I'm assuming it's a Class II going by what I've read in the last half hour.
Anyway, he was shining it in his face but it looked like a red torch with a wide beam covering his face instead being in a point. I've since learned this was due to the lens being taken - presumably this would lessen the intensity/danger to his eyes. Anyway, after having some harsh words with him, he told me earlier on he had in fact been staring at the beam when the lens was still in there.
He says his vision is fine and I'm not sure if I should be worried or not. So my question is how much damage could one of these pointers do when 1) the lens is in and there has been direct contact in the eye, and 2) when the lens is out and there has been direct contact with the eye?
Haven't told his mum yet, but I know she'll be more paranoid than I am right now...