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I'd rather use the diamonds to manufacture the laser machines that do eye surgery and remove glasses lol
by LtdJorge 2y ago
I'd rather use the diamonds to manufacture the laser machines that do eye surgery and remove glasses lol
- shiroiushi 2y agoNo, because eye surgery can't take the place of corrective lenses in all cases: it's not a full replacement for glasses or contacts. For people the farther ends of the spectrum (either needing very light correction, or extremely heavy), surgery doesn't work, or for very high prescriptions it only helps but it's not enough by itself. (Ophthalmologists please feel free to chime in.) And there's other reasons people aren't eligible for surgery, such as being too young.
- kazinator 2y agoLaser eye surgery cannot fix the problem of the lens having become inflexible and losing its focusing range. In such a case, surgery can only change where the focal distance lies.
- shiroiushi 2y agoLaser eye surgery won't do that, but intraocular lens implantation could. I think those lenses still don't work that great for reading, but I imagine they will eventually.
- gosub100 2y agoA lot of people regret LASIK. Dry eyes and diminished night vision are the top complaints.
- parineum 2y agoI know of these as side effects but I don't know if they are ubiquitous and people prefer them to glasses or of they don't happen to everyone. Do you happen to know amd know about what the rate of regret is?
- gosub100 2y agoI don't have the data. I think it depends on the severity of the correction. Also, age factors in, if you get it too young your eyes can go blurry again by middle age.