| Case Nbr | 5651 |
| Accident Year | 1998 |
| Location | Middle-School |
| Country | USA |
| State | |
| City | Kansas City |
| Laser Type | Diode (pointer) |
| WaveLength | |
| Class | 3A |
| Divergence | |
| Exposure Time | 5 sec |
| Output | |
| Pulse Rate | |
| Beam Diameter | |
| Subject | Laser Pointer Victim |
| Age | |
| Sex | M |
| Application | Intentional Exposure |
| Protection | Not Required |
| Eye Damage | Internal |
| Cause | Other |
| Description | A seventh grade student suffered eye damage after a classmate shone the beam from a small laser pointer several times for up to 5 seconds. The boy immediately complained of seeing "total blackness" in one eye. |