“There’s nothing magical about a laser,” says Dr. Cindy Hutnik. “It’s just an intense beam of light.”
Thousands of baby boomers who have been able to throw away their eyeglasses and contact lenses after undergoing laser refractive surgery might disagree.
Ditto for thousands of older adults who, thanks to this light beam, are seeing clearly despite conditions that, only a few decades ago, could have left them blind.
Hutnik, a London, Ont. ophthalmologist and internationally renowned researcher specializing in macular degeneration and glaucoma, does admit that laser technology is amazing and, in fact, stands as one of the biggest breakthroughs in ophthalmology...
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