Periocular CO₂ laser resurfacing: severe ocular complications from multiple unintentional laser impacts on the protective metal eye shields

Abstract

Despite uncertainties in procedural details and modeling of cataract temperatures, the eye injuries were caused beyond doubt by heating of tear-covered metal eye shields by at least 10 consecutive but unintentional laser impacts. Lasers Surg. Med. 50:980-986, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.