Almost everyone today has heard about Lasik eye surgery, but it wasn’t long ago that it was viewed as a brand new and revolutionary innovation. Lasik is actually an acronym that stands for laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis. It was development thanks to several advances in ophthalmologic technology, the first of which was the microkeratome blade [...]
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The History LASIK Surgery
January 27th, 2010 
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Tags: 1950s, Acronym, Adn, Cornea, Corneal Flap, Corneal Topography, Eventual Creation, Excimer Laser, Eye Surgery, Incisions, Ioannis, Jose Barraquer, Laser Technology, Lasers, Lasik Procedure, Microkeratome, Ophthalmologist, Precise Manner, Revolutionary Innovation, Thin Flap 
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