Laser Retinal Injury

Abstract

Laser retinal injury poses a grave threat to military personnel. Both irreversible damage with potential lifelong visual disability and reversible injury with immediate interference when critical visual demands are need can occur. Laser retinal lesions can be graded ophthalmoscopically: Grade I - retinal edema; Grade II - retinal necrosis (coagulation); Grade III - retinal hemorrhage; Grade IV - vitreous hemmorrhage and/or retinal hole formation. All 23 medically reported cases of laser retinal injury show that acute visual effects and permanence of visual disability are directly correlated with increasing grade of injury and closeness of lesion to the fovea. Laser protective eyewear gives protection only from specific wavelength(s) of laser radiation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 11, 1984
Accession Number
ADA144187

Entities

People

  • John A. Wolfe

Organizations

  • Letterman Army Hospital

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Pigments
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Dye Lasers
  • Eye Injuries
  • Health Services
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Safety
  • Lasers
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Physicians
  • Radiation
  • Retina
  • Rhesus Monkeys
  • Visual Acuity

Readers

  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy