Incidence and long-term outcome of laser pointer maculopathy in children.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Single center study to evaluate the incidence and long-term outcome of laser pointer maculopathy (LPM).

Methods

Medical records of 909,150 patients visiting our institution between 2007 and 2020 were screened in our electronic patient record system using the keywords "laserpointer," "laser pointer," and "solar."

Results

Eight patients (6/2 male/female, 11 eyes) with a history of LPM were identified by fundoscopy and optical coherence tomography (OCT), all of whom were children (6/2 male/female). Mean age at injury was 12.1 years (range 6-16). Five children (62.5%) were injured between 2019 and 2020, three (37.5%) between 2007 and 2018. Median best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of affected eyes at first presentation was 20/25 (range 20/50-20/16). Follow-up exa

SUBMITTER: Farassat N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10313552 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature