I posted earlier about this (#4363704):
http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=41129tid=1 56&cid=4363704
The good news is that it's not 1-2 years away but available now. It also can correct for the higher order aberrations mentioned in an earlier post (30th order Zernike terms).
Google search terms: "wavefront LASIK" "adaptive optics LASIK"
In the realm of what's new since 2000, wavefront adaptive optics correction for LASIK is now commercially available: www.allaboutvision.com/waveprint/waveprint_lasik.h tm. There is also a new method of removing the corneal flap using femtosecond pulse lasers (thus, no blade involved), but results are essentially the same. Wavefront AO (aka "Super Vision") is yielding results that are typically 100% 20/20, and usually (80%+) 20/15. This is approaching the expected human vision diffraction limit (believed to be around 20/8).
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I posted earlier about this (#4363704):1 56&cid=4363704
http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=41129tid=
The good news is that it's not 1-2 years away but available now. It also can correct for the higher order aberrations mentioned in an earlier post (30th order Zernike terms).
Google search terms: "wavefront LASIK" "adaptive optics LASIK"
In the realm of what's new since 2000, wavefront adaptive optics correction for LASIK is now commercially available: www.allaboutvision.com/waveprint/waveprint_lasik.h tm. There is also a new method of removing the corneal flap using femtosecond pulse lasers (thus, no blade involved), but results are essentially the same. Wavefront AO (aka "Super Vision") is yielding results that are typically 100% 20/20, and usually (80%+) 20/15. This is approaching the expected human vision diffraction limit (believed to be around 20/8).