Revolutionary Laser-Free Alternative to LASIK Emerges

Scientists have developed a non-invasive surgical technique called electromechanical reshaping (EMR) that promises to revolutionize vision correction. This technique uses an electric potential to alter the pH of the cornea, making it malleable, and then shapes the cornea using a platinum 'contact lens' template to correct vision. Animal tests showed EMR is comparable to LASIK in correcting myopia, but without incisions, with less expensive equipment, and potentially reversible, even reversing some chemical-induced corneal cloudiness. While still in its early stages, EMR holds significant promise as a safer and more affordable vision correction method.