History of Laser Eye Surgery: When Did It Begin?
The history of laser eye surgery, a surgery used to correct your vision, can be dated back to the 19th century. A Dutch ophthalmologist named Lans explained the basic steps of keratotomy back in 1898. It wasn’t until the 1970’s when a Russian surgeon by the name of Dr. Fyodorov treated a case of eye trauma by radial keratotomy. Vision of a child was blurred when the child suffered from corneal lacerations after his glasses broke. His vision was better after the surgery than it was before the surgery with his glasses on. Dr. Leo Bores brought this technology to the United States in 1978 after visiting Dr. Fyodorov. Since then, different types of eye surgery have been developed.
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