Child suffers vision loss playing with laser toy

A child suffered vision loss after playing with a laser toy, prompting the state health services organisation (Okypy) on Wednesday to issue a warning over laser pointers and toys.

The accident in question was caused by laser pointers (laser torches) purchased from the internet.

The children using them were looking at the flashlight directly, which caused multiple burns to the retina, the lining at the back of the eye that contains the light-sensitive cells that allows us to see, Okypy said.