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Surgery with Femtosecond Lasers

Posted by michael on from the fast-popcorn dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Science Daily has an article on femtosecond lasers, which emit pulses of light that are a billion times shorter than an electronic camera flash and how they are currently being used in LASIK procedures."

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  1. Do more research when considering eye surgury. by slacy · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Almost everyone I've ever talked with who's gotten laser eye surgury has been disappointed with the results. They all say:
    "My doctor told me that my vision would be better than what I see with my contacts in. Its not. Its worse than it was before, but at least I don't have to deal with contacts. They say I can stop using these eye drops after a couple of months."
    Well, to me, that sounds like a pretty sorry tradeoff. Don't waste your vision on convenience! Find several people who have had the procedure, and ask them how satisfied they are, if they have to wear glasses (most still do for reading) and if there were other side effects.