Thank you for sharing, and updating us. I really hope this helps some people to appreciate the need to be careful with lasers.
I read an article where some ravers in Russia were blinded at an event from a laser projector that was pointed at the crowd that was meant to be pointed in the sky. I can't help but feel terrible for them, since i know very well how this type of injury impacts your life. I wish I could find out more about what happened to them, but since I don't understand Russian, I haven't been able to find any other information.
I read up about the incident in russian - it's my native language. There isn't really that much more information vs what you see in translations in english.
Originally the event was supposed to be completely outdoors. Due to weather it was moved under a large tent, and the projector, which was aimed at the sky, was pointed at the crowd. No safety precautions whatsoever were taken with it, seeing as it was set to point UP. I remember seeing a youtube video of it, and of a camera getting hit... pretty scary.
Since these people, the ones most affected were partying, drinking, and quite a few getting high, basically all ignored the problem until well after the party, and into next day, in some cases several days.
It's very likely that not even all the people affected came forward.
I do remember an investigation into it was in progress, but I don't know if anything ever materialized from it.
If you find any articles in russian you want translated, or at least summarized, let me know, I'll help you out.
As I understand the brain takes care of bad spots. It simply ignores them, when viewed with both eyes.
This is true, unfortunately there is a limitation on how much your brain can compensate for.
If you want an example, wear glasses. Just sunglasses will do.
A bunch of really tiny pieces of dust, are likely to not bother you at all.
Now put a blob of paint, whiteout, whatever, on one of the lenses, and I promise you, all of a sudden it becomes very very annoying.
Or think in terms of the computer monitor analogy. A single dead pixel on a 1920x1080 monitor is not really bothersome.
A hundred few thousand dead pixels clumped together though, a cluster, will really stand out, and bother you.
. The Schepens Eye Research Institute seems to heading that direction, but there's no telling when or if that will ever come to fruition. I'll be honest and say that before this incident I had no idea that the tissue in your eye was incapable of regenerating like say, the skin tissue on your arm.
As I understand the brain takes care of bad spots. It simply ignores them, when viewed with both eyes.
