It was a Q-Switched, Xenon pumped, Neodymium Garnet laser intended for Photo-retinal Welding. This pulse laser was so powerful that at discharge through the mi

It was a Q-Switched, Xenon pumped, Neodymium Garnet laser intended for Photo-retinal Welding. This pulse laser was so powerful that at discharge through the microscope it could create a white spark in mid-air; the so-called waist area. I Hired on to CooperVision as a Developmental Tech, I inadvertantly grounded a flash-circuit while the laser exit face aligned to my eyes. The Fluke Meter actually bounced a centimeter into the air at discharge, and I saw a moderate orange glow for a bare instant. Immediately after, and today, when I gaze into a clear blue sky, I see a "small dounut shadow" of two to three degrees in my mid to lower right field. The contrast of the Donut image has decreased over the years but decades later, I see it. What do you Know? I got shot with a surgical welder. -No worries though, No worries at all.