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Refractive eye surgery |
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Refractive eye surgery A general term for surgical procedures that can improve or correct refractive errors by permanently changing the shape of the cornea. Mentioned in: Myopia How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Prosecutors checked into Emmet Taylor's claim that eye surgery was needed to save his eyesight and that therefore his sentencing and custody time should be postponed indefinitely. They are meant to help severely nearsighted people whose vision is so poor that laser eye surgery wouldn't work well. Clearly, laser eye surgery affects a structure or a function of the body and its purpose is to correct a physical defect. |
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