Comments on: Who invented the Lasik to correct nearsightedness? http://www.lasikweblog.com/who-invented-the-lasik-to-correct-nearsightedness.php Lasik Eye Surgery Information Blog Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:06:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: STRETCH http://www.lasikweblog.com/who-invented-the-lasik-to-correct-nearsightedness.php/comment-page-1#comment-42896 STRETCH Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:07:29 +0000 http://www.lasikweblog.com/who-invented-the-lasik-to-correct-nearsightedness.php#comment-42896 The Lasik (Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis) technique was made possible by the Columbian-based Spanish ophthalmologist Jose Barraquer, who, around 1950 in his clinic in Bogota, Columbia, developed the first microkeratome, used to cut thin flaps in the cornea and alter its shape, in a procedure called keratomileusis.... For more info, go to: The Lasik (Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis) technique was made possible by the Columbian-based Spanish ophthalmologist Jose Barraquer, who, around 1950 in his clinic in Bogota, Columbia, developed the first microkeratome, used to cut thin flaps in the cornea and alter its shape, in a procedure called keratomileusis….

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