B757-200 pilot reported being illuminated by a white laser beam while on approach to sfo.

Attributes
ACN	844875
Time
Date	200907
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	SFO.Airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 12500 Flight Crew Type 1257
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

The cockpit was lit up by a white laser three times between 8000 and 9000 feet about 5-10 miles northeast of archi intersection on the FMS bridge visual rwy 28R approach. The laser appeared to come from the vicinity of fremont; ca. Unfortunately; I was looking directly at the source during one of the three instances. I wasn't blinded; but two hours later my eyes still don't feel right. ATC was notified at the time of the event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 pilot reported being illuminated by a white laser beam while on approach to SFO.

Narrative: The cockpit was lit up by a white laser three times between 8000 and 9000 feet about 5-10 miles NE of ARCHI intersection on the FMS Bridge Visual Rwy 28R approach. The laser appeared to come from the vicinity of Fremont; CA. Unfortunately; I was looking directly at the source during one of the three instances. I wasn't blinded; but two hours later my eyes still don't feel right. ATC was notified at the time of the event.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.