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¹Assist. Prof., Başkent University, Department of Ophthalmology, İstanbul, Turkey
²Assoc. Prof., Başkent University, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, Turkey
³Assoc. Prof., Başkent University, Department of Ophthalmology, İstanbul, Turkey
⁴Professor, Başkent University, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, Turkey DOI : 10.37845/ret.vit.2021.30.32 This case report evaluates a 38-year-old male patient with retinal injury and visual impairment due to the exposure of Class 3A handheld greenblue diode laser purchased online. The patient, who was unresponsive to medical treatment, developed a full-thickness macular hole over time and required vitreoretinal surgery. Although the patient had an anatomical and functional improvement by early surgical treatment, it should be noted that these devices have the potential to cause permanent damage to the eye. If unlimited access to high power handheld laser devices continues, this will continue to be a signifi cant global public health problem, leading to a large number of eye injuries. Keywords : Handheld laser, Macular hole, Optical coherence tomography, Retinopathy