Rangaswamy Srinivasan
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Rangaswamy Srinivasan (Born February 28, 1929) is inventor at IBM Research. One of the famous invention he has contributed to is Lasik.
[edit] Ablative Photodecomposition
In 1981, Rangaswamy discovered that an ultraviolet excimer laser can be used to etch a living tissue precisely without causing any thermal damager to surrounding area. He named it Ablative Photodecomposition (APD).
[edit] Lasik
In 1983, Rangaswamy collaborated with an ophthalmic surgeon to use APD for a surgery of Cornea. This led to development of Lasik.
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