The chances of a full-blown apocalypse might be slim, but Reddit CEO and cofounder Steve Huffman is not taking any chances. As Evan Osnos details in a recent New Yorker piece , Huffman got laser eye surgery in November 2015 to improve his odds at surviving doomsday.
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Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich
Steve Huffman, the thirty-three-year-old co-founder and C.E.O. of Reddit, which is valued at six hundred million dollars, was nearsighted until November, 2015, when he arranged to have laser eye surgery. He underwent the procedure not for the sake of convenience or appearance but, rather, for a reason he doesn’t usually talk much about: he hopes that it will improve his odds of surviving a disaster, whether natural or man-made.
Ophthalmic Diagnostic Equipment Market Poised for Steady Growth in the Future
… more number of people are opting for ophthalmic surgeries to rectify their eye-related disorders. As per the World Health Organization (WHO) 2010 estimates, there were 285 Mn visually impaired people across the globe in 2010, which included 39 Mn …
Fischer Laser Eye Center Opens New Office in Benson, Minnesota
The doctors of Fischer Laser Eye Center will begin seeing patients at their new office in Benson, Minnesota, starting January 2017. In January of 2017, the family eye doctors of Fischer Laser Eye Center will begin seeing patients at their new Benson, Minnesota, office located inside the recently constructed DoMats grocery store on 1705 Minnesota Avenue .
Johnson & Johnson Completes Acquisition of Abbott Medical Optics
The all-cash , and includes ophthalmic products in three areas of patient care: cataract surgery, laser refractive surgery and consumer eye health. These product lines will now join with the world-leading ACUVUEA Brand Contact Lenses business, and the combined organization will operate under the brand name Johnson & Johnson Vision .