A LASIK surgeon and colleague of mine, John Doane, MD, underwent LASIK in 1996 at age 31. Twenty years later, Dr. Doane is now 51 years old and is still seeing better than 20/20 without glasses or contacts!  Dr. Doane was a first year resident in ophthalmology when he first saw LASIK being performed during his training as an eye surgeon. He now recalls, “suffice it to say, it was breathtaking to see patient after patient treated — walking in with poor vision and walking out seeing and the next day being totally elated.”  The success, safety, and happiness Dr. Doane saw even in those early days of LASIK prompted Dr. Doane to undergo LASIK during his residency. Having undergone LASIK on his own eyes, Dr. Doane went on to become an important contributor to the field of laser vision correction and is now a very respected LASIK surgeon. This is not an uncommon story as many LASIK surgeons have had LASIK on their own eyes.