An alternative to LASIK — without the lasers (IMAGE)

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An alternative to LASIK — without the lasers

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The electromechanical reshaping technique successfully flattened this rabbit cornea, shown in a cross section, from its original shape (white line) to a corrected one (yellow line).

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Daniel Kim and Mimi Chen

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