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LASIK wasn't a thing until starting around the late 80's/early 90's.
by pmarreck 2y ago
LASIK wasn't a thing until starting around the late 80's/early 90's.
- Mistletoe 2y agoBefore that it was radial keratotomy which my Mom had. Maybe it is apocryphal but she told me they discovered it when a Russian someone got exploded glass in their eye and it improved their vision. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radial_keratotomy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radial_keratotomy
- scotteric 2y agoAccording to the wikipedia article, it was a Russian child that fell while riding a bike and his glasses broke and sent pieces of glass into both eyes. The doctor made radial cuts to remove the glass, and discovered that his vision improved afterward.
- xyst 2y agoMakes sense, ha. I only briefly read it was invented in the 50s. But 90s for mainstream adoption and approval sounds about right