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Re: Laser Pointer Danger?




On Tue, 20 Jan 1998 14:06:05 +1300 (NZDT) kevin murphy
<kdmurphy@voyager.co.nz> writes:
A recent newspaper report in New Zealand refers to two incidents
involving laser pointers which "left people temporarily blind or with
eye
damage." The one incident involved a school teacher and the other a
policeman
who suffered eye damage. In each case a beam was deliberately pointed at

their eyes. The report states that the lasers are available as novelty
items
ranging from class 1 (weakest) to class 3A. Both injury cases involved
a 3A keyring.


I have been trying to keep track of "incidents" of injuries caused by
low power lasers.
In the above case, what was the exact nature of the injury? Did it
affect the sclera, macula, lens, or other parts of the retina? How long
did the temporary blindness last? Have there been any lasting effects of
the "eye damage"? Can any evidences of the "eye injury" still be
detected?

If anyone can obtain further information from the New Zeland newspaper
or other sources, please let me know ASAP.

Thanks!

Herb Gottlieb from New York City
(Where our up-to-date files of verified eye damages from low-power laser
pointers is
still completely void, empty, bare, barren, zero, zilch, nothing)