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And light that, it's actually referred to also as refracting laser surgery. It corrects how light passes through the cornea. And it's great for, as I said, nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism. And it received approval, I think, back in 1999, 2000, 1999. And the cornea is the initial place where light gets focused before it reaches the lens. And from there, it's fine focused for the retina. And if the cornea is not shaped correctly, light's not focused properly, meaning that, well, people get blurred vision. So, laser has potential side effects in your eye pain, and sometimes the eye's structural integrity can be harmed from it. But this new process, it's called electrical mechanical reshaping, or the acronym EMR. And it uses electricity to change the shape of tissues. Beep.
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