Question asked with all due respect -
As a menial GA pilot, back when those war surplus anti-aircraft spotlights were popularly used in the US for advertising events, I flew through one, low altitude night VFR of course, and at least virtually soiled myself, but after a moment I realized what the intense flash was about, and went back to aviating. Despite the intensity, my vision wasn't affected at all.
Those green lasers are being sold in abusive intensities, but it seems to me that if shone from below they need to bounce off something high in the cockpit and will be somewhat diffused and unlikely to reach an eye with any significant energy.
What am I missing? (And fire away, of course - I realize it's a hot topic.)