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Human brings what where now?]]>Nov 23rd 2009 7:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/Nov 23rd 2009 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/Nov 23rd 2009 7:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/Nov 23rd 2009 7:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/Nov 23rd 2009 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/
The cost must be "the price is proportional to the cost of the treatment and implement" and not (the American way of Health Care) "How much money do you carry in your wallet?"
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An extra cost is the tacked-on amount for the risk of getting sued by an insurance company for botching the operation.

I suspect the first Lasik operations were very expensive. Now it's pretty cheap unless you want the more advanced treatment and even that's about a thousand per eye.

In the grand scheme of things, 10k is not much if it proves to be an effective and relatively non-invasive cure for this disease. Blind workers are not worth all that much to the government (especially if they start to claim disability!), so it's in their best interests to keep people's eyesight working and provide a service like this.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/Nov 23rd 2009 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/Nov 23rd 2009 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/
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Something to watch for, that I don't think they'd originally mentioned, if you chose a name that is different to your original (user) name then it can get a little confusing as it may not match the @ replies in messages (so yours would currently appear as @GadgetGeek even though it currently appears as "Unverified").]]>Nov 23rd 2009 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/They will be 'cured' of total blindness, or this is just a therapy to help with the condition? It sounds incredible if its true :-]]]>Nov 23rd 2009 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/Nov 23rd 2009 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/Nov 23rd 2009 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/Nov 23rd 2009 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
£6000 isn't a lot for restoring your eyesight. People with this disability would do anything to have their eyesight back. I know I would and I know people with the ailment would too as its a very cruel thing to have happen to you. Trying living without sight for one day and see how you manage.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/british-surgeons-using-radiation-beams-to-halt-macular-degenerat/
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