Daily Facts, Interesting, Random Facts, InventionsCuriousOneJanuary 31, 2018Comment

LASIK eye surgery uses the same algorithm NASA created to dock space shuttles in order to properly align the laser to the eye.

Daily Facts, Interesting, Random Facts, InventionsCuriousOneJanuary 31, 2018Comment

Autonomous rendezvous and docking technology to assist the Space Shuttle in servicing satellites resulted in an eye-tracking device for LASIK vision correction surgery. Called LADARTracker, it measures eye movements at a rate of 4,000 times per second, four times the established safety margin, to ensure the safety and effectiveness of LASIK surgery. The technology is manufactured by Alcon Laboratories of Fort Worth, Texas, and is used in conjunction with the company’s systems for LASIK surgery, employed by eye surgeons across the country.

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