A knife in surgery...I was amazed.

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I had the fortunate chance to watch a super knife do its job this week. I took my wife in to have lasik surgery on her eyes the Doctor is a friend of ours and allowed me to set in with them during the procedure. Now I was thinking this is going to be interesting but I never thought hey a knife is involved. Ok so maybe it's not an EDC but it was a knife. The procedure in short consisted of the Doctor marking her eye with registration marks then a small suction device held her eyeball in place while a very small blade came across her eye and cut a slightly less than 1 micron thick piece of her cornea and made a flap out of it. The laser then positioned itself and made the correct depth and amount of cuts to shape her eye, this was done on both eyes. What caught my attention and amazed me was this blade that made the cut, the cut was the most precise thing I have ever seen in my life I sit there wondering just how freaking sharp and perfect the edge of this thing had to be it was amazing. Thought I would share if any of you have or ever get to the chance to view or sit in one of these surgeries go for it.

By the way my wife has worn glasses/contacts since she was 3 years old about 30 min after the surgery her vision tested at 20/15 in both eyes and no need for glasses any longer I'm very happy for her but not near as much as she has been with this surgery it went flawless. I highly recommend the TLC laser Vision Center if any of you live near VA, WV, TN, NC or SC it is located in Johnson, City TN and all the Doctors are great.
 
Nice story, thanx. Human creativity, technology and cability surely makes us special.

sal
 
Glad to hear things went so well, I have severe reservations about Lasic myself. I know they have been doing this in the former USSR for about 15 years, but I wonder what the long term effects will be once people who have had it start to enter their declining years. Best of luck to you both.
 
Lets just hope this doesn't have the Homer-Simpson laser eye sugery effect were the eyes crust over ;) Just kiddin' I don't think thats even physically possible. Best wishes to you both.
 
Absolutely amazing technology, yes. And we can thank God for these blessings.

That blade, by the way, is probably disposable. It is able to be that sharp because it only has to make one or two cuts in its life. And, of course, it's also disposable because of sanitary issues. It costs more to sterilize something to the necessary standards today than the thing is generally worth. But, if you were to explain to the doctor that you are, in fact, a knife collector, he might be willing to salvage that knife for you, run it through some alcohol, and provide it to you. For me, a knife that had been used to cut a 1 micron thick layer of my eyeball would definitely have to be in my collection.
 
Very nice story.....glad everything went so well. I have been thinking about the surgery myself but just can't make up my mind about it. I have had glasses since I was in the 4th grade and it would be great if the surgery would help me out.
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I personally would've gone for cutless laser surgery because there is a chance that the blade could be fumbled. I've seen the procedure done on TV, and it had amazed me then.
Human technology is a double edged sword. It could help us (directly or indirectly) or harm us.
 
Good to hear all went well! I'm surprised the Doctor didn't show you how they sharpen those fine blades - Arkansas stone!:D :D
 
Doctors would not reuse those blades. Steel items tend to harbour bacteria, and would probably cause them more effort to sharpen than replace them with a new one.
 
It actually feels like an electric razor of sorts. After the suction is drawn, everything goes black and you feel a vibration while it removes the flap. It is quite PAINLESS and it took less than five minutes to do both eyes. I was OFF THE CHARTS blind . . . 20/400 means ya can't read the big black E at the top of the chart . . . I was THAT blind. A guy who does it at a HUGE discount for missionaries did mine a little over a year ago. I am not supposed to give his name but he has done a lot of celebrities and wrote some of the software involved in the LASIK process. I know have 20/10 in both eyes!!! I would recommend the procedure to anyone who is a good candidate!!!!! It will REALLY change your life!!!!:D :eek: :D

ROGER, just DO it!!
 
Jason, I know where you're coming from; my eyes are 20/1000 and 20/800. I have trouble seeing the chart! I'd love to have that done, I'm just going to wait a few more years until I have some more money before I see if I'm a candidate or not. I'm told astigmatism can cause problems with it, so I'm not overly hopeful. And NGK, congrats to your wife. That must be like her wildest dreams coming true, at least that's how I would feel.
 
Yeah, but does it have a real stag handle, or "staglon" synthetic?

For the prices these Doctors charge, it better be the good stuff!

Paul "Crocadile Dundee" Hogan prolly does it with his big knife, after shaving.

$20 per, mate. No worries.
 
Yesterday I was talking with my five year old daugher about how baby borns.

I told to her that the midwife let me to cut the ubilical cord. (I was amazed how dull and clattery the scissors were :eek: :rolleyes: )

Daughter asked, with excitement and honesty: "Did you use your folder?"
:D
 
The blade is not steel. It is most likely a Liquid Metal blade which is a amorphic metalic glass alloy. They have become the standard for eye surgery over the past couple years. For more info you can find a Liquid Metal article in the Reviews and Testing Forum. Blade Magazine will also be featuring an article on LM1 knives in thier May issue.

Congrats to your wife. I know alot of folks that have really had thier lives changed by this procedure.
 
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