Laser Pointer Blind
Deliberate staring at a laser beam can cause permanent blind spots.
Laser pointer blind. Even blinking may not help. However be aware that the camera will catch your face if the laser pointer slips away from the lens for even an instant. Over the past week they have managed to permanently blinded three federal officers during the riots in portland oregon.
December 29 1997 laser pointers appear safe when held in the hand of speakers and teachers and pointed at a chart or screen. Welcome to laser pointer forums discuss green laser pointers blue laser pointers and all types of lasers menu. Laser pointers are being used on officers as well as journalists like andy ngo.
Joined apr 27 2019 messages 296. Serious problems can occur if the retina is damaged. They do have the ability to damage your retina however so you should take care no matter what power output laser pointer you are using.
Laser pointers can put out anywhere between 1 and 5 milliwatts of power which is enough to damage the retina after 10 seconds of exposure. A laser pointer s light is concentrated into a narrow beam. This has been known to happen in people who stared into the laser on a dare by others inebriated individuals and uninformed innocent victims.
A close reading of exposure limits indicate that a 5 mw laser could cause eye damage. Alternatively shine a powerful flashlight into the camera lens to blind it. But now that these devices have dropped in price and are being marketed more widely the us food and drug administration fda has become concerned about the possibility of eye damage to children from hand held laser pointers.
Many laser pointers are in the range of 1 to 5 milliwatts mw a subclass of 3 called 3a. Antifa have gotten their hands on lasers. Lesser powered laser pointers may have the ability to blind you but research is far less conclusive than with class 3m and 4 laser pointers.
New posts search forums. I m just trying to help a family member not end up permanently blind and disabled. You can also try shining a laser pointer directly into the camera lens.
The democrats and other leftists have continued to say that these riots are nothing but peaceful protestors.
