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Case Reports
. 2019 Oct-Dec;63(4):372-374.

Laser light retinopathy

Carmen Alba-Linero  1   2 , Carlos Rocha de Lossada  1 , Marina Rodríguez Calvo de Mora  1 , Ramirez Nieves de Las Rivas  1 , Ayala Carlos Hernando  1
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Laser light retinopathy

Carmen Alba-Linero et al. Rom J Ophthalmol. 2019 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Objective: To report a clinical case of macular retinopathy after laser light exposition. Methods: We described a case of reversible maculopathy in a 29-year-old woman. Retinography and Optical Coherence Tomography were performed. Discussion: Retinopathy due to laser light is an increasingly frequent pathology because of its improper use and the massive sale not regulated by the Internet. These lesions can vary from mild disruptions in the pigmentary epithelium to retinal hemorrhages, retinal ruptures, or macular holes. The depth of the lesion and the involvement of the photoreceptors layer will confer a worse visual prognosis. Conclusion: A correct control of the sale and consumption of these devices are necessary to suppress this completely avoidable pathology.

Keywords: laser light; macular hemorrhage; optical coherence tomography; retinopathy.

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Right eye retinography showing a central epiretinal and intraretinal hemorrhage
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Optical Coherence Tomography revealing an inner retinal hyperreflective encapsulated lesion in foveal zone
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