21 min
Episode #10- Dr. Marguerite McDonald, Eye Surgeon The PX Talk Podcast
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- Health & Fitness
Hear the story from the eye surgeon who performed the very first laser vision correction treatment on a human being in 1988. The miracle of LASIK - now the most popular elective surgical procedure worldwide - had humble beginnings in the laboratory with research that was highly controversial within the profession at that time. In this PX Talk, Dr. Marguerite McDonald shares her journey as a researcher and describes the excimer laser as well as another equally profound research project from her career to help save the sight and lives of infants from retinal blastoma.
Hear the story from the eye surgeon who performed the very first laser vision correction treatment on a human being in 1988. The miracle of LASIK - now the most popular elective surgical procedure worldwide - had humble beginnings in the laboratory with research that was highly controversial within the profession at that time. In this PX Talk, Dr. Marguerite McDonald shares her journey as a researcher and describes the excimer laser as well as another equally profound research project from her career to help save the sight and lives of infants from retinal blastoma.
21 min