Chemical Lasik: Eye Drops That Soften the Cornea

[Bret Cahill]

On Dec 30 2009, 9:29 am, Bret Cahill <BretCah...@peoplepc.com> wrote:
> > In most cases, afterLasikeye surgery the vision improves almost
> > instantly however in some cases patients say that their vision
> > improves to an even greater degree after days pass.
>
> . . .
>
> Maybe the lens is still soft enough for a few days after the procedure
> for the muscles to stretch everything into shape .
>
> It's surprising Big Pharma isn't working on some eye drops that
> temporarily soften everything up enough for the muscles to properly
> shape the lens.  After vision improves the drug would be removed by
> the body or perhaps neutralized by another drug.
>
> Dirt cheap chemicals might do pretty much the same thing as a radial
> keratotomy without any of the permanent drawbacks.
>
> If so this wouldn't be the first time a development got started by
> someone _completely_ out of his field or an advertisement sank its own
> industry.
>
> Bret Cahill