No Protective Eyewear Provided During GentleYAG Laser Hair Removal Treatment on Chin?

Eye protection must be used by both the patient and the person performing the treatment if a laser is being used.  Failure to do so can lead to serious ocular injury in some cases.  Symptoms of ocular injury from laser treatment can include blurred vision, sensitivity to light, pain, and decreased vision.  Laser injury to the eye is noticeable almost immediately after the treatment is performed.

Eyewear protection is paramount with every laser treatment.  Even if the procedure is away from the face, you should wear protective eye wear during the procedure.

Eye protection should be used by the patient and technician for any laser procedures.  You should question this in the future.

Protective eyewear should be worn during all laser hair removal procedures. Clinicians wear a type of goggle that allows them to see. In some cases patients wear goggles that obscure their vision

I can't really say why this experienced physician wouldn't have given you eye protection goggles....or used them herself? Safety is an important part of any treatment and eye protection should be used by both the patient and the technician. I very much doubt you did anything to your retina, but I would absolutely ask your treating provider about the usage (or lack thereof) with eye protection. To me, there is no reason in the world why someone would neglect this aspect of treatment.

All lasers have the potential risk of eye injury obviously the farther away the treatment is from the eyes the less the risk. Each laser has different eye injury risk but none have zero risk. Your particular treatment would have low risk of eye injury but you should have at least been instructed to close your eye yes.