Is my job harmful to me?

Here's the deal: I've been working as a cashier for almost two years now. I use a laser to scan products. The laser is fixed and I take the product over it, it's really simple.
But sometimes when there aren't any customers nearby and I'm just sitting there I notice the laser shines directly into my eyes.
I must admit my eyes aren't the best anyway. I first got glasses after working for only a few months and I do think that's a coincidence. However, my eyes are definitely getting worse lately. I can still see but everything starts getting a little unsharp from 5 meters away. Could this be related to my job?

Here's the deal: I've been working as a cashier for almost two years now. I use a laser to scan products. The laser is fixed and I take the product over it, it's really simple.
But sometimes when there aren't any customers nearby and I'm just sitting there I notice the laser shines directly into my eyes.
I must admit my eyes aren't the best anyway. I first got glasses after working for only a few months and I do think that's a coincidence. However, my eyes are definitely getting worse lately. I can still see but everything starts getting a little unsharp from 5 meters away. Could this be related to my job?

I really doubt the laser is causing damage to your eye to be honest as those lasers are very weak and not like a laser pointer or anything similar. You could try placing a home made cover type thing on it so when it's not being used the laser isn't shining in your face?