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Reshape as in grind down and fill? Or reshape as in all of them with braces? LASIK is almost the same as grind down and fille, isn't it? In the sense that th
by doubled112 1y ago
Reshape as in grind down and fill? Or reshape as in all of them with braces?
LASIK is almost the same as grind down and fille, isn't it? In the sense that the lens is a new shape when it's over. We replace lenses too.
Braces are essentially forcing teeth into new positions mechanically. Once they're in those new positions, we glue on wires and wear retainers to keep them in place, often for the rest of our lives. This doesn't sound like a comfortable eye procedure.
- zokier 1y agoThere are brace equivalents for eyes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrastromal_corneal_ring_segment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrastromal_corneal_ring_segm...
- msk-lywenn 1y agoOh! I never had braces and I had no idea there was glue and wires to keep them in place. I just thought the teeth stayed there…