Electrical Current Technique Offers Non-Surgical Alternative to LASIK Vision Correction
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Summary
Scientists have developed a non-surgical vision correction technique using electrical currents and custom contact lenses to reshape corneas. In rabbit tests, the method successfully corrected vision in just one minute without surgery, lasers, or cutting, potentially offering a safer alternative to LASIK procedures.
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· 3 pulledUsing tiny electrical currents and custom contact lenses, researchers reshaped rabbit corneas in just a minute — a process that could one day replace LASIK.
Scientists may have found a way to correct vision without surgery, lasers, or cutting.
A new technique uses electricity to reshape the cornea, offering a surgery-free alternative to LASIK.
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