Prophylactic laser retinopexy reduced the incidence of retinal detachment after surgery to repair macular hole, according to a study. “Laser applied posterior to vitreous base prevents development of ...

(CNN) — A 9-year-old boy in Greece permanently injured his left eye when he repeatedly gazed into a laser pointer’s green beam, doctors say. Examination revealed a large hole in the macula, a small ...

We used a retinal tomographic analyser to study the profile of the retinal surface in patients with stage 3 and 4 idiopathic macular holes, to attempt to elucidate the direction of forces present. The ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Playing with a laser pointer may have left a young boy with permanent eye damage, according to a case study. A 9-year-old boy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Brief exposure to hand-held high-powered blue-light lasers was associated with full-thickness macular hole ...

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(CNN) -- A 9-year-old boy in Greece permanently injured his left eye when he repeatedly gazed into a laser pointer's green beam, doctors say. Examination revealed a large hole in the macula, a small ...