WARNING: The dangers of toy lasers
Laser toys, strong enough to melt plastic and scar eyes, have been branded a terrifying playground craze - while 1,000 pilots reported their aircraft being targeted by these 'weapons' in 2015.
As eye specialists raise concerns for children's safety, and aviation experts warn crew could be blinded during flight and crash their planes, we ask why these lasers are so poorly regulated.
Here to tell their story are Angela Marshall, and her son Jonathan, who burnt his retina after playing with a £6 toy. Laser eye surgeon Dr Dan Reinstein is also here to tell us why these toys can cause so much damage and we'll go live to an aircraft cockpit to speak to former pilot and flight safety specialist Steve Landells, who is calling for a legislation change for lasers to be deemed as dangerous as knives.