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Re:You've got to hide your myopia away: John Lennon's contac... by malfist on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @08:27AM (#41245292)
Neither LASIK nor PRK involve scraping. Ablation with a laser is how they work
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Re:You've got to hide your myopia away: John Lennon's contac... by sgt on Thursday August 15, 2024 @03:27AM (#41253804)
Fair enough, I had described it as "scraping" with a laser but I guess technically that's not how it works. Ablation is the correct term.
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