Laser pointers are now flooding our markets. They are sold as £5-6 toys. Children love them as they give off red, blue or green light. They think of Janes Bond. However, they can be lethal 1: burning people's retina (any age), if the light is looked at for even a milli of a second. It could be a baby crawling or a toddler walking, some elderly person just walking innocently and cross the lasers path 2: Lasers are being used maliciously to harm others as a weapon 3: People think it is fun to shine a laser in the line of an air plane or helicopter - distracting the pilot When buying a laser - even with the mW written on it - you do not really know the strength