LASIK Without Lasers? Scientists May Have Found a Way

[Hurricanelover]

What if you could fix your damaged eye without having to shoot a laser at it? Scientists have potentially discovered a novel method of repairing the cornea, similar to LASIK, that wouldn’t require a laser or other invasive surgical tool.

Researchers at Occidental College and the University of California, Irvine, created the technique, which aims to temporarily make the cornea malleable. In experiments with rabbit eyeballs, their method appeared to work while also leaving corneal cells alive. More research is needed to vet the procedure, but if all goes well, it could become a preferred alternative to LASIK, the researchers claim.

“There’s a long road between what we’ve done and the clinic. But, if we get there, this technique is widely applicable, vastly cheaper and potentially even reversible,” said lead researcher Michael Hill, a professor of chemistry at Occidental College, in a statement from the American Chemical Society.

Wahooo!!! Cheaper would be nice and would allow people to be able to fix their vision problems.

 

[TemplarKormac]

I always thought it was possible, but that laser technology was too imprecise to do it.

 

[JohnDB]

Toric lenses for stygmatism are expensive.....insurance doesn't cover it either.

But some lenses can cost $35,000.....

They can do all sorts of things these days too like IR night vision.

Cataract surgery is is where they replace your eye lens....everyone eventually needs it at some point.