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How will doctors do the eye surgery?

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Depends: Ophthalmologists do eye surgery (not optometrists) with care and skill. The exact procedure depends on the reason for the surgery: cosmetic, pathology, diagnostic, etc.

Answered 7/3/2015

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Several ways...: Laser, Radio wave, simple knife and scissors....of course with local anasthesea.

Answered 7/3/2015

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