Did you know that exposure to high-powered laser lights can lead to percent vision loss? Concerns related to the use of high-frequency lasers during celebrations were flagged by doctors in Maharastra’s Pune who recently treated two people with irreversible vision loss due to retinal injuries caused by exposure to laser beams during the recently concluded Ganesh festival.
As per Dr Anil Dudhabhate, an ophthalmologist based in Pune and retina specialist, one of the two patients, identified as 23-year-old Aniket, experienced 70 per cent vision loss in one eye due to exposure to high-frequency laser during the Ganesh festival.
Aniket’s vision could not be restored even after surgery, the doctor said.
Aniket, who works with a private firm, was dancing at a procession at Ganesh mandal which used laser lights and high-decibel speakers, according to a report by Indian Express.
He reportedly felt the rays of laser light going directly into his left eye and was unable to see clearly thereafter. As per the doctor, due to blood clots in his retina, the man’s blood vessel burst.
According to the doctor, Aniket’s case is among the two patients, who suffered the harmful effects of laser lights.
The doctor said exposure to high-powered lasers can lead to retinal hemorrhage and have a blinding effect.
“Anyone who focuses on a laser of 5 MW for even ten seconds can suffer from retinal hemorrhage,” said Dr. Dudhabhate according to the IE report.
“Many have suffered symptoms like dry eye and swelling due to exposure to the laser beams,” he said.
Other symptoms also include headache shortly post-exposure and watering of the eyes.
As per experts, bright-colored laser lights are bad for the eyes, ears, and brain.
“Flashing a lot of this bright light into the eyes is not good for macular and retinal cells,” the IE report quoted Dr Parikshit Gogate, former president of the Maharashtra Ophthalmologists Society, as saying.
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