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Re:You've got to hide your myopia away: John Lennon's contac... by Mistletoe on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @11:57AM (#41236668)
Before 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

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Re:You've got to hide your myopia away: John Lennon's contac... by scotteric on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @07:13PM (#41240811)
According 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.
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