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Biotech / Medical : Keravision(kera)
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To: Jeff Vayda who wrote (207)8/12/1999 11:35:00 AM
From: David Rubin  Read Replies (1) of 338
 
I agree with most of what you said. It is critical now to get more doctors performing this procedure to build momentum.

However I think it goes a bit far to say "this procedure is so far ahead of Laser." In many surgeons' opinion, using a corkscrew device to implant plastic rings into the cornea is a less elegant and more difficult procedure than LASIK. There haven't been enough Intacts implanted to make realistic comparisons of the results, nor to assess possible long-term side effects.

I do agree that Keravision has a nice alternative for those patients who are afraid of lasers or who want to avoid permanent changes to the cornea. But it is a stretch (no pun intended) to say that affixing plastic rings to the eye is a more advanced procedure than using a computer to reshape the surface with a laser.
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