Bilateral macular injury caused by a femtosecond laser

Abstract

Case report: We describe the case of a 35-year-old man who arrived in the Emergency Department with bilateral macular injury caused by accidental exposure to an industrial femtosecond laser.

Discussion: Workers operating industrial lasers must protect their eyes properly when handling these devices. Otherwise, retina damage may occur which usually is recoverable. However, sometimes this damage causes permanent visual loss.

Keywords: Femtosecond laser; Fototóxico; Lesión macular; Láser femtosegundo; Macular injury; Maculopathy; Maculopatía; Optical coherence tomography; Phototoxic; Tomografía de coherencia óptica.