Latest Gear Live Videos
Thursday April 6, 2006 9:48 pm
DIY LASIK Eye Surgery
This is one of those things that you read about, do a double-take to make sure you read it right, then stare at in disbelief. Introducing the LASIK@Home corrective eye surgery kit. Designed to let you perform LASIK surgery on your own eyes, in the comfort of your own home. The kit comes complete with the Scal-Pal Hand-Operated Combination Femtosecond/Excimer Laser, a mild sedative (diazepam 4mg), No-Blink brand eye drops, a protective post-op sleep mask, detailed instructions and a QuickStart Guide.
If you’re not familiar with LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis), here’s a quick rundown courtesy of the FDA. “LASIK is a surgical procedure intended to reduce a person’s dependency on glasses or contact lenses. LASIK . . . permanently changes the shape of the cornea, the clear covering of the front of the eye, using an excimer laser. A knife, called a microkeratome, is used to cut a flap in the cornea. A hinge is left at one end of this flap. The flap is folded back revealing the stroma, the middlesection of the cornea. Pulses from a computer-controlled laser vaporize a portion of the stroma and the flap is replaced.”
The “Four Easy Steps” illustration provided on LASIK@Home’s website speaks volumes. Apparently drawn by someone with an aptitude for art equivalent to a pig’s ability to fly, it certainly does elicit a chuckle as well as a sad shake of the head for the ignorant individuals who will be duped into purchasing the product (assuming it really exists). A quick check of some of the information provided by LASIK@Home turns up little (as in zero) corroborating evidence. The Bennett Eye Care Institute in New York City must be in a parallel world as it seems to be missing from this one, as is the good Dr. Khadim. The “Walton Group Manufacturing” who purportedly “makes the the (sic) LASIK equipment used by more clinics nationwide”? Strangely enough, they don’t seem to exist either, and none of their lasers show up on the FDA’s approved laser list . . . imagine that.
The price for
ruining the only pair of eyes you have? A mere $99.95 USD. Should you choose to proceed down this road of self-mutilation, remember - “Don’t blink!”.
- Related Tags:
Digg ThisAdvertisement
Advertisement
Follow Gear Live!
Recent Galleries
Facebook Fans
Featured Poll
Which is more important to you: Audio quality or video quality?
Thanks for voting in this poll.
Categories
Advertisement
Site Links
All About GearLive
GearLive Tools
Check out the Gear Live Tools that let you integrate Gear Live into your site and add Google features.
Advertise
GearLive Store
New! Get Gear Live hats, shirts, hoodies and more at the new Gear Live Store, coming soon.
© Gear Live Inc. – User-posted content, unless source is quoted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License. Gear Live graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, videos, articles, blogs, forums, scripts and other service names are the trademarks of Gear Live Inc.
Comments:
my sister said it best:
“holy ####…”
Reply to this: comment | thread
April Fools
Reply to this: comment | thread
i prey this is some type of April Fools because if this were to ever hit the markets we would surelly here about this on CNN.
Reply to this: comment | thread
Hilarious! Muwaahahha!
He even wears specs himself ... The irony!!
Reply to this: comment | thread
Wow… that is one scary idea. Home surgery never has a happy ending
Reply to this: comment | thread
Credo che lei abbia sbagliato. Scrivere a me in PM, parlare.
Reply to this: comment | thread
What’s that? Is that a joke or real? I never heard about it. I’ve heard about LASIK, but never heard DIY surgery. lol. <a href=‘http://www.eyeexamcouponsnow.com/’> eye exam </a>
Reply to this: comment | thread
its really a nice and informative blog that helps the people to make their understanding better for the eye surgery it’s an admitted fact that the eye surgery is not a child’s play the dr must give full attention toward the patient.
any way the blog is really informative for the eye surgery so now let me add come thing that is really increase the understanding of the people about the eye surgery so visit the site URL is here you guys can hear the views of the different people about the eye surgery.
http://www.motionbox.com/videos/7a96d7b71a1fe0c5f5
must visit the URL .........it will add something in your knowledge…....
Reply to this: comment | thread
I would still rather let the professionals do it. It our eye we are dealing with so we would;t want any mistakes when we do surgery.
Reply to this: comment | thread
Well this research for the high speed optical camera is good. How does the snow rise when someone falls on it?
Reply to this: comment | thread
Lasik cost and Lasik is of a great concern to folks from all around the world as this particular surgery kind has brought inside a emerging trend amongst the range of medicine as well as surgical treatment. Eyesight is definitely an concern which thousands of people around the globe may have come across within their past in addition to there would be individuals who might get affected within their later on section of life.
Reply to this: comment | thread
Haha. That’s a great April Fool’s joke (or, I’m assuming that’s what it is…). I can’t imagine this being a good idea in real life since you should really have Lasik performed by a knowledgable doctor.
Reply to this: comment | thread
Before surgery I couldn’t see anything clearly without glasses. Even worse, all outdoor activities were a strain. Needless to say I couldn’t score many points playing basketball. At work I wasn’t able to use a computer for more than an hour before I started getting head aches. This not only affected my performance but also my attitude. Now that I’ve had the surgery I finally have a full field of vision during every waking hour. Being able to walk outside with no glasses or contacts and seeing everything is amazing. I highly recommend a <a href=“http://www.rjneyeinstitute.org/”>Lasik laser</a> surgery.
Reply to this: comment | thread
There are lots of eye treatments available. DIY laser eye surgery is one of the correction method of treating effected eyes by own but it can be very risky. It is better to ask from eye experts before going to take any of these treatments for eyes themselves.
http://www.eyesurgerydoc.com/
Reply to this: comment | thread
When I started reading this story I went what the @#$%. I guess I am getting old to fall for something like this.
Reply to this: comment | thread
Comments: Page 1 of 1 pages