Source: Police Chief Magazine
With lasers becoming more commonplace and more easily accessible, the danger of individuals or groups using them to inflict harm—ranging from distraction and camera flash–like afterimages to permanent damage to the field of vision—has risen. Injuries have been reported both to the cornea (the front of the eye) and to the retina (the back of the eye).
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