I've googled for reports of death or harm, or blindness from a lazer pen. Could NOT find a single word about any harm or death from lazer pens. People, and L.E. needs to quit being such big babies . Seems like a B.B. gun would be much more of a hazard! No doubt.
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L.E. needs to quit being such big babies.
Try spelling it correctly, you might have more luck. Hint: It's LASER.
Green Laser Pointer Can Cause Eye Damage EMBARGOED: Hold for release until Monday, May 9 at 3 p.m. CDT Archives of Ophthalmology ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic ophthalmologists have found commercially available Class 3A green laser pointers can cause visible harm to the eye's retina with exposures as short as 60 seconds. The findings will be published in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, http://archopht.ama-assn.org.
Dennis Robertson, M.D., Mayo Clinic ophthalmologist, conducted investigations with a green laser pointer directed to the retina of a patient's eye; the eye was scheduled for removal because of a malignancy. The green laser damaged the pigment layer of the retina, although it did not cause a measurable decrease in the visual function of the patient's eye. Dr. Robertson believes that longer exposures could harm vision, however. He also warns about potential damage from higher-powered green laser pointers.
"With the use of laser pointers that are more powerful than five milliwatts, there would likely be damage to the actual vision," he says. "Functional damage could occur within seconds."
Dr. Robertson does not advocate against use of green laser pointers; rather, he advocates against their misuse. "Green laser pointers are not a public health hazard at this time, but something people should be aware of," he says. "I'm raising concerns that people should be cautious when using green laser pointers not to point them at someone's eye or face. It's like how you use your knife -- carefully."
Excerpt, more at link.
So much for googling. Try Dogpile.