Forget LASIK: Safer, cheaper vision correction could be coming soon

Researchers are developing electromechanical reshaping (EMR) as a safer alternative to LASIK eye surgery. EMR uses a small electric current to temporarily alter corneal pH, making it malleable enough to reshape without cutting. Tests on rabbit eyeballs using specialized platinum "contact lenses" successfully corrected simulated nearsightedness in about a minute while preserving cell viability. Though still in early stages, EMR could offer a cheaper, less invasive, and potentially reversible vision correction option that maintains the eye's structural integrity.