@article{article_1456757, title={Macular burn due to diode laser}, journal={Deneysel ve Klinik Tıp Dergisi}, volume={41}, pages={450–451}, year={2024}, author={Dertsiz Kozan, Betül and Utlu, Bahadır}, keywords={Macular burn, Diode laser, Intravitreal hemorrhage}, abstract={In this study, it was aimed to present a 26-year-old female patient with a macular burn due to a direct laser beam to the eye during laser epilation cleaning without turning off the device. The patient was a technician performing laser epilation.The patient’s vision was found to be 2/10 on the Snellen chart. Anterior segment findings were found to be normal.Fundus examination revealed a hemorrhagic hypopigmented burn in the macula due to laser, hemorrhage in the vitreous, and color fundus photograph was taken in both eyes. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed a burn in the macular area.The patient was given oral steroids, topical steroids, and topical nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and was called for examination on the 15th and 30th days.}, number={2}, publisher={Ondokuz Mayıs University}, organization={yok}