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To: radio_jaos
But I’m also terrified by the idea of a laser cutting my cornea.

Oh, the laser doesn't cut your cornea - it just blasts away at it after they cut a flap in your cornea using a blade :)

27 posted on 07/14/2009 6:16:41 AM PDT by xjcsa (Currently shouting "I told you so" about Michael Steele on my profile page.)
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To: xjcsa

“Oh, the laser doesn’t cut your cornea - it just blasts away at it after they cut a flap in your cornea using a blade :) “

They now have “all-laser LASIK” that doesn’t use a blade.

That was one thing I made sure of before they said I was PRK only.


30 posted on 07/14/2009 6:33:52 AM PDT by PLMerite ("Unarmed, one can only flee from Evil. But Evil isn't overcome by fleeing from it." Jeff Cooper)
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