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ArticleInternational ophthalmology2011

Retinal photoreceptor focal disruption secondary to accidental Nd:YAG laser exposure.

Paolo Milani, Luisa Pierro, Alfredo Pece, Valerio Marino, Antonio Scialdone

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Article in International ophthalmology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Non-Therapeutic Laser Retinal Injury.International journal of ophthalmic research · 2019
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  5. Inadvertent macular burns and consecutive psychological depression secondary to Alexandrite laser epilation: A case report.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Paolo MilaniOspedale Fatebenefratelli-Oftalmico, Milano, Italy. dottpaolomilani@hotmail.com
Luisa Pierro
Alfredo Pece
Valerio Marino
Antonio Scialdone
Azienda Ospedaliera Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico · ITASST Melegnano e della Martesana · ITAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda · ITIRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinal injuries caused by accidental laser exposure include retinal or vitreous hemorrhages, macular holes and edema. We describe the imaging of a bilateral macular lesion secondary to accidental Nd:YAG laser exposure. Observational case report. We performed color photography, fluorescein angiography and autofluorescence (AF) with a scanning laser ophthalmoscope, as well as time-domain and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT). After accidental exposure to a 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser, a patient experienced blurred vision in the left eye (LE) with visual acuity of 20/60. Color, fluorescein angiography and OCT imaging showed a retinal hemorrhage in the foveal area of the left eye and in the inferomacular region of the asymptomatic right eye. Steroid therapy was then administered, and 5 days later there was rapid improvement with progressive re-absorption of the hemorrhages and functional recovery. At 6 month follow-up, visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes with unremarkable biomicroscopy, except for focal foveal retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) atrophy in the LE. In comparison to previous hemorrhages, OCT could visualize focal disruption of the photoreceptor IS/OS junction in both eyes. Due to different macular pigment distribution and lesion localization, 787 nm near-infrared AF depicted a small hypofluorescent spot in both eyes, whilst at 488 nm AF a black spot became evident in the right eye only. Despite the re-absorption of foveal hemorrhage and the functional recovery, AF and OCT imaging highlighted the persistence of small focal disruptions of the photoreceptor outer segments and RPE.

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Accidents, OccupationalAdultFluorescein AngiographyFollow-Up StudiesHumansLasers, Solid-StateOccupational InjuriesOphthalmoscopyPhotoreceptor Cells, VertebratePrednisoneRetinaRetinal HemorrhageRetinal Pigment EpitheliumTomography, Optical CoherenceVisual AcuityPrednisone

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PMID22002418
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