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From: peter@graffiti.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Radial Keratotomy -- WARNING!! --
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Date: Sat, 9-Nov-85 09:46:15 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov  9 09:46:15 1985
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>    Current studies have shown that the eyes of people who have had this 
> operation have been continuing to become more and more hyperopic (far-sighted)
> as time goes by.  There is apparently no stabilization taking place. The
> resultant far-sightedness may need to then be treated.

A lot of people, particularly short-sighted people, tend to get more far
sighted as time goes by anyway. Have the studies corrected for this (probably,
but it's best to be sure)?
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