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Attempts to change the way the cornea focuses light by surgically altering its surface began as early as the 1950s. By the 1970s Soviet doctors routinely used scalpels to reshape the corneas of nearsighted patients in an operation called radial keratotomy. But the surgery, involving a spokelike ring of incisions...
Eye surgeons first tried using the excimer laser to correct vision in a procedure called photorefractive keratectomy. They scaled off the cornea's outermost protective layer, or epithelium. Then they vaporized some of the underlying tissue with the laser, forcing the cornea to flatten or steepen, depending on the correction...
If you're dying to bust a New Age vibe but can't handle the yoga or needles, settle for an Aromapharmacy candle. Available at Jasmine-Sola (37 Brattle St.), the candles are packaged in amberglass jars that look like oversized prescription pill containers. The candles contain scented oils to...
Private sessions for couples to learn how to massage each other with the assistance of a California trained masseur. First help the masseur to massage your partner and then learn to massage on your own. Private sessions run for two hours; $20 per person for students. Sessions conducted at the...
As explained in an article in the Sept. 17 issue of the journal Science, the human body contains numerous proteins which limit blood vessel growth under normal conditions such as menstruation and wound healing.