I accidentaly shined a 5mw laser directly into the eye.

[RasmusLind]

Hey, as you read the title i accidentaly shined a 303 5mw laser directly into the eye. The laser was bought from China and if i close one of my eyes i can see a grey spot in there. It has been there for the past 5 minutes and i wanted to ask if i have a permanent eye damage? When it first hit the eye i felt warmness in the eye and most of the area was black but now i see a grey spot in the middle. Tbh i wasn't that careful with it because i have a 5000mw blue laser so i thought that 5mw laser can't much harm, but i was wrong. When i look at straight lines with one of my eye they start to bend when they are close to the grey spot. Should i see a specialist?

 

[Coonie]

Your 5000mw laser is not 5000mw and your 5mw laser is much more. You're eye is permanently ruined. Congrats you win the darwin award

 

[GSS]

Yes go to the eye doctor immediately. We can't help answer.

 

[paul1598419]

No one here can give you medical advice, but those Chinese 303 lasers are often up to 80 mW in optical power. I would see an ophthalmologist asap. There are things that can be done to keep your vision from becoming worse if there is real damage.

 

[Encap]

Common sense --go see an eye doctor --an MD Ophthalmologist ASAP. Nobody here can evaluate any possible eye damage.

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[ArcticDude]

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