Retinal injury by industrial laser burn

The following case study describes an injury sustained to the fovea of the right eye of a senior en gineer engaged in the repair of a neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Nd:YAG) laser. Our patient presented with sudden loss of vision in his right eye following accidental exposure to an intense...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Occupational medicine (Oxford) 2014-04, Vol.64 (3), p.220-222
Hauptverfasser:	SCOLLO, P, HERATH, G, LOBO, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Occupational Aged Aluminum Biological and medical sciences Burns Burns - etiology Engineering Eye Injuries - etiology Humans Industry Injuries of the orbit. Foreign bodies of the eye. Diseases due to physical agents Lasers Male Medical sciences Neodymium Occupational Health Occupational Injuries - etiology Occupational medicine Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Retina - injuries Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents Vision Disorders - etiology Yttrium
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Zusammenfassung:	The following case study describes an injury sustained to the fovea of the right eye of a senior en gineer engaged in the repair of a neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Nd:YAG) laser. Our patient presented with sudden loss of vision in his right eye following accidental exposure to an intense beam of light after the laser's xenon flash-lamp fired unexpectedly. This accident occurred while the patient was aligning the optical coupler mirror parallel to Nd:YAG laser rod ends using an L-CAT alignment aid. We describe the mechanism of retinal injury, outcome and important issues regarding the safe use of lasers.
ISSN:	0962-7480 1471-8405
DOI:	10.1093/occmed/kqt165