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ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology case reports2022

Retinal injuries in seven teenage boys from the same handheld laser.

Sayed Faraj, Marianne Etzelmüller Bathen, Augustinas Galeckas, Andreas Myrold, Ingar Stene-Johansen, Øystein Kalsnes Jørstad, Morten Carstens Moe

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sayed FarajDepartment of Ophthalmology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway.
Marianne Etzelmüller BathenAdvanced Power Semiconductor Laboratory, ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
Augustinas GaleckasDepartment of Physics/ Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway.
Andreas MyroldDepartment of Ophthalmology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway.
Ingar Stene-JohansenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway.
Øystein Kalsnes JørstadDepartment of Ophthalmology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway.
Morten Carstens MoeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway.
Oslo University Hospital · NOETH Zurich · CHUniversity of Oslo · NO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper presents retinal injuries in 10 eyes of seven teenagers who had been playing with a handheld laser. They reported different degrees of visual symptoms in the form of central scotomas. Clinical examination revealed light burns in the maculae and disruption of the retinal layers on OCT. One patient developed secondary choroidal neovascularization (CNV), which was successfully treated with intravitreal ranibizumab. For some of the patients, the injuries led to permanent visual sequela. This devastating case series emphasizes the need for awareness among minors, parents and communities about the danger of playing with handheld lasers.

Indexed as

Choroidal neovascularizationLaser-induced maculopathyLaser-induced retinal injuryLaser-induced retinopathy

Identifiers

PMID35664446
PMCPMC9156801
OpenAlexW4281481445

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