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Kelly, my mom has had laser surgery to, if not fix then prevent further damage of some retinal, optic nerve damage, if you have any questions I could

Posted by zeitgeist Nov 30 '11, 19:31

pass them along or give you her phone number

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fyi, lasik only effects the lens of the eye, basically forcing it to curve to better focus, I think what K is dealing with is fusing the retina/optic - zeitgeist Nov 30, 19:33 4
- I thought it affected the cornea? -- nm - loosi lou who Nov 30, 19:57 1
  - And you would be correct. - Trish Nov 30, 20:24
- My Mom had it several times before she eventually went blind from macular degeneration--they use the laser to lay down a grid on the retina so there's - Trish Nov 30, 19:38 1
  - my mom had some viral infection in the 60's that hit her eyes, as it got worse (she had to quit the PO) they lasered a berm around it to prevent the - zeitgeist Nov 30, 19:42

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