2006-12-26 11:21:10 · 8 answers · asked by </3 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
It damages the retina that part in the back of the eye. It does not reshape the cornea, above answer is not responding to the laser used as a weapon but rather to surgical laser procedures to help with vision.
2006-12-26 11:25:46 · answer #1 · answered by Tulip 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laser pointers are not really lasers. A laser pointer does a bout the same amount of damage as a camera flash
2006-12-26 11:25:43 · answer #2 · answered by Sid B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you referring to laser pointers? The tiny spot of the beam is focused on the retina where it causes thermal injury.
Lasik, the medical procedure, changes the shape of your cornea.
Here's more information than you can shake a stick at:
http://www.uni-duesseldorf.de/WWW/MedFak/LaserMedizin/hering/laserpointer/laserpointer_engl.html
2006-12-26 11:25:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh i always wanted to know the answer to this cause i pointed a laser pointer at my teachers eye and she was trippin
2006-12-26 11:29:36 · answer #4 · answered by jason 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Damages the retina producing either partial or complete blindness.
2006-12-26 11:23:25 · answer #5 · answered by Thomas K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reshape the cornea. The new light refraction changes the way you see (making it better).
2006-12-26 11:23:10 · answer #6 · answered by gabound75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They burn the cornea and remove undesirable clots or tumors. If taken without guidance, they can blind you.
2006-12-26 11:24:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you asking about excimer?
2006-12-26 11:24:30 · answer #8 · answered by qa k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋