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Optical Coherence Tomography Before and After Repair of a Macular Hole Induced by an Unintentional Argon Laser Burn
Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD;
Andrew Steffensmeier, MD
Arch Ophthalmol. 2005;123:404-405.
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A 29-year-old man was examined 24 hours after experiencing acute loss of central vision in his right eye while adjusting a mirror inside an industrial argon laser without eye protection. The patient stated that the laser was probably set to 300 mW and that the duration of exposure was the length of a blink reflex (typically 0.15-0.25 seconds). Visual acuity in the right eye was 20/80+2 at presentation, and on Amsler grid examination at 35-cm distance, he had a central scotoma of 1-cm in diameter. Dilated fundus examination revealed a small yellow-white spot in the central macula consistent with a foveal laser burn (Figure, A). Unlike recent reports of acute pulsed-laser injuries,1-3 no blood was associated with this acute thermal laser lesion. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) (Stratus OCT3; Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc, Dublin, Calif) showed increased density in the foveal . . . [Full Text of this Article]COMMENT
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