Laser Pointer –Induced Maculopathy: More Than Meets the Eye

Laser pointers or pens are small handheld devices with a power source and a laser diode that emit a narrow coherent low-powered beam, which are intended to be used to highlight an object of interest with a small bright colored light.1 The Code of Federal Regulations, overseen by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, categorizes lasers from Class I to IV.2 Most commercially available laser pointers fall into Class IIIA (

Source: Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - June 19, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Kamal Mtanes, MD Source Type: research