Because you work with laser beams do they do you any damage? long term or short term

Question: Because you work with laser beams do they do you any damage? long term or short term
- Keywords:
  beams,
  damage,
  effect
Asked by alses002 to Tim on 26 Jun 2012.
- Tim Stephens answered on 26 Jun 2012:
  
  Good question!
  Some of the lasers that I use are powerful enough to cause permanent damage to your eyes. To make sure that my eyes are safe, I wear safety glasses and design my experiments so that it’s not possible to get the beam in my eyes (we use things like safety cabinets to completely cover the beam).

Question: Because you work with laser beams do they do you any damage? long term or short term