Laser in eye! Help!!

[LukeMM1]

yeah, try to avoid anyone with a powerful laser! luckily, the dot in my right eye is quite small and can only be seen when i close my left eye. I don't think my vision changed much after this incident, i just hope it does not get any worse!

 

[H2Oxide]

yeah, try to avoid anyone with a powerful laser! luckily, the dot in my right eye is quite small and can only be seen when i close my left eye. I don't think my vision changed much after this incident, i just hope it does not get any worse!

You should still see an eye doctor. It probably won't get any worse if it's been more than a few months, but you never want to take any chances with your eyes.

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[RedCowboy]

Go to an eye doctor and get it examined in detail as soon as possible.

It may be like that forever and you may learn to ignore it, but it could bleed into your viscous humor or get fluid behind your retina if there is a hole or a thin spot that could become a hole, this could result in a detached retina and lead to total blindness as a detached retina loses blood flow and dies..

You need to get it examined by an eye doctor and be sure it's not going to rupture, they can use another laser to seal a hole or thin area to prevent retinal detachment.

It may not be a problem, it's probably not if it hasn't gotten any worse in 5 months, but you must get it checked, there is no other way to know if you are going to have a future problem, and timely action could save you from irreversible further damage.

Don't risk it, get it examined.

 

[J4K3ST3R]

You must now, poke him in the eye with a stick.
It's only fair

 

[Chrisbee]

I would still be pissed! Just the fact that he was intentionally aiming it at you, or in your direction and turned it on. Think of it this way, if he did the same thing with a gun, how would you feel about that!?!
A lot of us on here treat lasers like a loaded weapon.

 

[Isaac Clarke]

getting hit by laser aimed at eye is like getting your eye poke by a needle...

 

[Encap]

yeah, try to avoid anyone with a powerful laser! luckily, the dot in my right eye is quite small and can only be seen when i close my left eye. I don't think my vision changed much after this incident, i just hope it does not get any worse!

With "friends" like that, you don't need enemies.

Law suit money awards for loss of or impaired vision in one eye: Loss of Vision : Case Values in Maryland, Virginia, & D.C.

Sue the guy and his parents too if he under 18 and buy yourself a new Aston Martin DB11 to calm your distress and suffering.

Seriously, the condition may or may not get better over over time depending upon several factors----go see a qualified professional as everyone has mentioned--get it evaluated to be on the safe side.

 

[Jalym4n]

Back in October, a friend accidently shined his blue 2w laser in my eye directly. Ever since then whenever i close the eye that it did not shine into, there is this grey dot right in the centre of my eye, where ever i look. It can get really annoying. So far i have not been to see anyone about as i have looked online and it says it will go away naturally, but it has be 5 months!!

He said he bought his laser illegally or something and that it was labelled as something else. It is increadibly bright. You can see the full beam at night and just looking at it causes temporary dots or smudges. But i got it in my eye directly from about 1 and a half metres away. will the dot get bigger? what do i do??

Thanks

Laser looked like this, if not it may be this one
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=b...hVCVxoKHTPBAx0Q_AUIBygC#imgrc=G9ngbl59fi_a5M:

Hello. YOU NEED TO GO SEE A DOCTOR NOW!!!!. 2W lasers can easily blind you. You are extremely lucky you can still see. You need to go see a doctor. He/she will prob. prescribe medicine and you may need surgery. Idk how serious it is but you should go see a doctor.

 

[Andrew124C41]

Back in October, a friend accidently shined his blue 2w laser in my eye directly. Ever since then whenever i close the eye that it did not shine into, there is this grey dot right in the centre of my eye, where ever i look. It can get really annoying. So far i have not been to see anyone about as i have looked online and it says it will go away naturally, but it has be 5 months!!

He said he bought his laser illegally or something and that it was labelled as something else. It is increadibly bright. You can see the full beam at night and just looking at it causes temporary dots or smudges. But i got it in my eye directly from about 1 and a half metres away. will the dot get bigger? what do i do??

Thanks

Laser looked like this, if not it may be this one
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=b...hVCVxoKHTPBAx0Q_AUIBygC#imgrc=G9ngbl59fi_a5M:

Sight is complex. Light enters each eye and is flipped by the lens. To understand it, look through this animation: Eyesight animation

There is a reason you should understand this. As you can see, the left field of vision crosses over via the optic chiasm to the right occipital cortex...the right crosses over to the left. The brain is able to process what you see stereoscopically giving you depth perception.

The very center of each retina has an area called the macula an oval shaped area of higher concentration of the cells responsible for vision. Within this is an area called the fovea with an even higher concentration. This area is used for reading.

Since I don't know the angle at which the laser struck, it is hard to know what area of the retina is affected although you do mention central which suggests the macular area.

What saves you is the crossing of the fields and the fact that you have two eyes so that the vision loss is perceived to a lessor degree than if you had only one eye.

If you go to an ophthalmologist he can dilate your pupil to better see the retina and photograph it. He can also do visual fields to see how much vision loss occurred.

As everyone has said, the damage is done and what healing has occurred has taken place.

 

[rnovitski1980]

Go to the Doctor now this is no Joke

 

[Benm]

No real point in going to a doctor now unless you wanna see how bad the damage is. They can't do anything to repair it anyway.

I would still have it checked out. Chances of repairing the damage are minimal, but it would be important to make sure the damage will not get worse in the future.

From here it's impossible to say what is going on in your eye exactly. I could be a retinal burn that will stay as it is, but there always is the slight chance that it could have induced a local retinal detachment - think of it as a sort of blister under the retina.

It'd have it checked over just because of that, the procedure for doing so is non-invasive and afaik poses no health risk.

As far as the notable symptoms: they will probably gradually disappear as your brain gets used to the new condition. How long this will take is hard to predict, but even people that lose sight in one eye completely adapt over time, although they will never regain full depth perception or complete field of vision.

 

[hakzaw1]

LUKE---!!!
STOP posting back to back--USE THE EDIT button..

there is no such thing as a laser that is 'OK' to shine in anyone's eyes or at a vehicle . home etc AND a FEDERAL OFENCE to intentionally lase aircraft..

you may want to add your location and we do NOT guess--and where you are makes a HUGE difference in advice you ask for -- do this now!! --find user CP and add location into your profile-- also you can expect for this incident to be added at laserpointersafety.org which often makes us all out to be dangerous idiots!!!

see a Dr ATM will likely be a waste of $$

use edit and copy/paste to combine your multi=posts--

 

[Andrew124C41]

I would still have it checked out. Chances of repairing the damage are minimal, but it would be important to make sure the damage will not get worse in the future.

From here it's impossible to say what is going on in your eye exactly. I could be a retinal burn that will stay as it is, but there always is the slight chance that it could have induced a local retinal detachment - think of it as a sort of blister under the retina.

It'd have it checked over just because of that, the procedure for doing so is non-invasive and afaik poses no health risk.

As far as the notable symptoms: they will probably gradually disappear as your brain gets used to the new condition. How long this will take is hard to predict, but even people that lose sight in one eye completely adapt over time, although they will never regain full depth perception or complete field of vision.

The damage is most likely permanent. It might have been possible to use steroids to minimize swelling at the time of injury but here is no research to support that.

However, you are correct in that he might get more used to the visual field defect since it is in one eye.

People who have cataract surgery can sometimes have one lens which is multi-focal....essentially a Fresnel lens and they can adapt. Then there are people who don't do well...hard to predict.

 

[hakzaw1]

let me add this--

if you can afford it or have health insurance then see az DR for sure.
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as far a a laser low enough in power to not possibly do harm know this..

just like the sun and a mag. glass- you can multiply the power a LOT IF the laser happens to hit your eye's lens some say ... 1000 X or more..
ALSO if buy some incedible bad luck it passes thru your lens to one of the worst places inside your eyer.. you could lose ALL use of that eye. (like the fovea )

the exposure was .25 seconds or less so if you know the wavelength(445) you can find the divergence (use 1 mrd to be on safe side)and figure the effect in general.

also there is a thing called blue/green laser damage- it would have been better if had had a red laser..

 

[ABarnett]

Sorry to hear that you were hit in the eye with a laser. You said it is the eye that wasn't hit that you are having the issue with? It's weird how vision can work like that. I'm really glad to hear you forgave your friend. Stuff happens and I couldn't fathom suing a friend. Seeking retribution over an honest mistake whether its physical or financial seems insane to me. It's good you took the high road. Next time your around someone who's playing with a laser be sure to wear eye protection or don't. They're your eyes and it's a free country. But you should!
I just wanted to say one last thing. I don't normally speak up about the controversial side of lasers. People tend to have strong opinions and logic tends to take a backseat to people's fears and anxiety, but lasers are here to stay whether you love them or fear them. We are all responsible for our own actions and knowledge and common sense are better than restriction and prohibition.

 

[hakzaw1]

Unfortunately, as several of the members here have pointed out, the damage will more than likely be permanent. The best thing to do would be to go see your ophthalmologist or optometrist.

How long was the exposure? Was it a quick swipe or was the laser being aimed at your face?

--- the 'involuntary blink 'reflex makes the exposure = or <.25 seconds (you will close eyes-look away or cover with hand ETC. The divergance plays a role as well as the wavelength--
the 405nm is likely the most dangerous due to its look of a not powerful laser-it has one of the best divergence--another major factor that makes it a 'baddie'-- 'Regular' eye doctors often do not have the equipment to see many retina burns--it can be VERY small- AND there is a low chance of anything being done to 'fix' this--so.. you will get knowledge from an 'eye doctor BUT no fix...( do what you can afford if you want--see a Dr if you have insurance..your case looks worse than most)

Worst case is a level laser hitting the center of the eye's lens where the power can be magnified >1000 times-- so laser labs and show laser operators try very hard to NEVER have a horizontial beam between your waist and the top of your head. For more info on this as well as reports about laser incidents and arrests-convictions & what they received at : laserpointersafety.com (or.org) (ran voluntarily by ILDA Pres. Patrick Murphy)--any injury threads posted at LPF may end up there...his site needs to be a manditory 'read' by new members...lest they become another stat. at LPS.


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