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What happens when your dream is space travel, but severe astigmatism is holding you back? As it turns out, glasses and contact lenses aren’t exactly friendly in zero gravity (unless you want your eyewear floating away mid-orbit!). Watch an aspiring astronaut take the ultimate leap toward his dreams by getting LASIK for astigmatism<\/a>. Sit down inside the clinic to hear why the actual procedure was \u00abmore pleasant\u00bb than he ever expected, and see his immediate reaction right after surgery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What happens when your dream is space travel, but severe astigmatism is holding you back? As it turns out, glasses and contact lenses aren’t exactly friendly in zero gravity (unless you want your eyewear floating away mid-orbit!). Watch an aspiring astronaut take the ultimate leap toward his dreams by getting LASIK for astigmatism. Sit down… Sigue leyendo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16985,"template":"","story-type":[219],"class_list":["post-16980","story","type-story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","story-type-real-patients"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLASIK for Astigmatism: Prepping an Astronaut for Space | Sitio Oficial de LASIK.com\u2122<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Can you wear glasses in zero-G? 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