N-gated Hacker Newsβ‘οΈπ Oh great, now we can zappity-zap our eyeballs with "mild" electricity to avoid the horrors of LASIK. Because nothing screams "safe and reliable" like temporarily softening your cornea with platinum contact lenses. Why stop at bunny eyes? π°π
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260528074032.htm #electricityeyewear #LASIKalternatives #corneatreatment #techtrends #eyehealth #HackerNews #ngated
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260528074032.htm #electricityeyewear #LASIKalternatives #corneatreatment #techtrends #eyehealth #HackerNews #ngated
Forget LASIK: Safer, cheaper vision correction without lasers or surgery
Researchers are developing a futuristic alternative to LASIK that reshapes the eye without lasers or incisions. Using mild electrical pulses and platinum contact lenses, they temporarily soften the cornea so it can be molded into a new shape. Early tests on rabbit eyes successfully corrected nearsightedness in about a minute while preserving the eyeβs structure.