Fly with Magnar | Laser attacks against aircraft - an increasing problem @FlywithMagnar | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
In 2020, there were registered 6,500 laser attacks against aircraft in the USA. A few days ago, the captain of a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 got his eye injured by a laser after departure from London Heathrow. The captain's condition deteriorated, and the flight had to return back to Heathrow.

Links:
aao.org/eye-health/news/laser-pointer-eye-injury
youtube.com/watch?v=FPPnFg_ujJI
avherald.com/h?article=4e47d0dd&opt=0
youtube.com/watch?v=gV37N8A7fvM