800mW Green laser - hit to the right eye (with googles)

[Sajo]

Hey guys!

I was out playing around with my new laser that I got from JetLasers.


I had a (very) short exposure on the right eye from a reflection in a mirror... It's not like I have blindspots, but I'm a little worried - Now, a few minutes after the exposure I've gotten a slight headache.

So I tested the googles with the laser afterwards, and some of the green bleeds thorough the googles (if I put the googles between the laser and a wall, some green will still show on the wall) - So I'm worried that I might not have been protected enough.


Should I go see an eye-specialist in the morning?

 

[CameronJP]

If you are worried, go ASAP!! Chances are you were just a little dazzled, and you will get over it soon. The goggles definitely took out a good most of the power, but a direct hit can still cause damage

 

[Sajo]

Thanks for the quick reply CameronJP.

I can only go to the ER at this hour - and chances are pretty low that they would have an eye specialist on duty - but I will go to the hospital first thing tomorrow.

Meanwhile I have been reading alot, and I found some information stating that I could get inflammatory damage in the eye because of swelling (I would imagine that this could be a cause for headache aswell?) - so I have taken some painkillers that are antiinflamatory to off-set it as much as I am able to.

 

[CameronJP]

Hopefully your eye will be perfectly fine!!

And a good reminder to us all that these lasers can get very scary, very fast! Not toys!!

Be safe everyone!!!

 

[Zeebit]

Sorry to hear that. Better get your eye checked up asap. What goggles were you using?

 

[hwang21]

Yeah the goggles you were using will make a big difference. How bright is the green laser dot through the goggles?

 

[ultimatekaiser]

judging from this you're probably just dazzled, and your head hurts from the sudden extreme brightness. If you have a good pair of goggles I'm sure you are ok. There's alot of factors to consider however. can't hurt to get a checkup, but the easiest way to check yourself is to setup a fine white grid on an LCD screen and look at the center and blink, parts of the grid will be distorted if you have eye damage typically.