This article is about a new procedure for correcting short sightedness. Rather than the more common laser surgery to correct this problem, they have new lenses that are placed in the eye called phakic intraocular lenses. Both of these procedures work to change the path of light and the focus but they do it in different ways. This insertion of the phakic intraocular lenses is said to be safer than the laser surgery. A test showed that a year after the surgery patients with 20/20 vision without glasses was the same with both procedures but patients who underwent the phakic procedure had "clearer spectacle corrected vision and better contrast sensitivity."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100511192246.htm
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this seems like a good idea. i have really bad eyesight so this really interests me.
ReplyDeleteIt's neat that we are learning new things to do to things that amaze people. So many people want laser eye surgery and it's good there is a safer way to get it done!
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