Sunday, August 14, 2011

11.12 FAQ12 - Final Destination 5

[Source of picture and text below: Boston Herald 8/14/2011]

“Final Destination 5” is the first movie to feature death by the common LASIK eye surgery procedure.

Question: For real?

Answer: “I think people are smart enough to know this is fiction,” said Dr. Samir Melki of Boston Laser in Brookline. “The machine cannot really turn itself on like in the movie.  . . . The laser turns off if (the patient) can’t keep their eye on the tracker.”