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experts thought just 2 or 3 years ago during the height of the technology's buzz.
The required capital investment clearly scares off budget-conscious eye centers, but there's another barrier to more widespread
adoption of laser technology: emotion. "Surgeons are very comfortable with the blades they're using and resist change," says Dr. Wang.
"They hesitate to learn a new way of doing things because it's different from what they're used to."
Ophthalmic surgeons have never shied away from seeking out
technology — and coming up with the required capital — to
improve clinical outcomes. But do lasers do that? Not according to
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