據(jù)英國《每日郵報(bào)》8月12日?qǐng)?bào)道，美國食品藥品監(jiān)督管理局近期警告說，含有少量激光的玩具可能致重傷或致盲。

　　該局指出，諸如光劍和旋轉(zhuǎn)頂之類的玩具含有強(qiáng)烈的激光，能夠?qū)ρ劬υ斐捎谰眯缘膫Α?nbsp;

　　雖然激光造成的傷害通常感覺不是那么劇烈，但是視力會(huì)隨著時(shí)間的推移而逐漸下降惡化。

　　該局的健康推廣官員丹•休威特認(rèn)為：“當(dāng)激光，尤其是強(qiáng)烈的激光，直接射入眼睛后，它會(huì)立即對(duì)眼睛造成傷害。”該官員繼而舉例說，那些特別會(huì)造成傷害的激光通常組裝在用于瞄準(zhǔn)的玩具槍上，一轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)就散發(fā)光芒的旋轉(zhuǎn)頂上等。

　　他同時(shí)強(qiáng)調(diào)，廣告商們只會(huì)在推廣玩具時(shí)說這是可供玩耍的東西，因而父母和孩子們就認(rèn)為這些東西沒有危險(xiǎn)。

　　但通常情況并非如此，父母在孩子玩耍電子玩具時(shí)應(yīng)該加強(qiáng)警惕。

　　該局還同時(shí)建議說，使用激光的人不要將光束直接對(duì)準(zhǔn)人或動(dòng)物以及具有反光性質(zhì)的物體表面，因?yàn)樵诤芏鄷r(shí)候，激光發(fā)射出的光能對(duì)眼睛的傷害可能比直視陽光還要厲害。

　　Toys that contain small lasers could cause serious injuries and even blindness, health authorities have warned。

　　The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has flagged up that many toys, such as lightsabers and spinning tops, contain powerful lasers that can cause permanent damage to the eye。

　　Laser injuries do not usually hurt, but vision can deteriorate slowly over time。

　　These injuries may go unnoticed for days and even weeks, and could be permanent, they said。

　　‘A beam shone directly into a person's eye can injure it in an instant, especially if the laser is a powerful one,' Dan Hewett, health promotion officer at the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, said in an FDA release。

　　He said that the toys that most typically cause damage include lasers mounted on toy guns that can be used for aiming, spinning tops that project beams while they spin, hand-held lasers used during play as lightsabers and lasers intended for entertainment that create optical effects in an open room。

　　He added that advertisers often promote their toys as playthings, so parents and children believe they're harmless。

　　But this is often not the case and vigilance must be maintained by parents while children play with the electronic toys。