Moreover eye injuries caused by laser light usually don t hurt.
Does laser tag hurt your eyes.
However although the game is called laser tag actually most game zones don t use any kind of lasers at all.
Damage can include but is not limited to flash blindness that can last for minutes partial vision loss that can last for months permanent damage to the retina and loss of life if the police officer who you are pointing the laser at thinks that she he is being targeted and decides to shoot you in self defense.
But judging the safety of that laser pointer in your desk drawer or in your kid s hand isn t simple.
There are different implementations for the shooting and tagging system which depend on different technologies for the.
It is about the same power.
5 mw is brighter than the sun.
Ultimately the damage could be permanent.
Eye damage from a pocket laser is unlikely but could be possible under certain conditions.
While it is unlikely most lasers used in toys games and laser pointers can permanently damage your eyes it is theoretically possible so caution should be exercised.
Red laser pointers that are properly labeled in the 3 5 mw range have not caused eye damage no.
Laser pointers are classified as either type ii or type iiia these laser pointers can have up to five milliwatts of power.
The boy shined the laser in his eye and suffered permanent moderate vision loss.
The greater a laser pointer s output power the more likely it will cause serious eye injuries burn skin and temporarily or permanently impair the vision of pilots drivers or bystanders that much is clear.
Vision can deteriorate slowly and therefore may go unnoticed for days and even weeks.
The eye damage that a jetblue pilot suffered after two green laser beams were reportedly shined into a new york bound airplane flying at 5 000 feet this week happens because the lens of the eye.
That s enough power to cause permanent eye damage and it could take just a few seconds to severely hurt your eyes at least theoretically.
If you are looking for a simple answer i apologize in advance.