Seth Lancaster, recent MLB draft pick for the Phillies, had LASIK laser eye surgery after developing recurrent contact lens infection and irritation — contact lens problems that forced him to stop wearing his contacts. Lancaster is a 21 year old infielder who had normal vision in his right eye, but could not see without glasses or contacts in his left eye. Due to his contact lens problems, he had to stop wearing the contact lens in his left eye. With his left eye being almost “worthless” without contact lenses, Lancaster batted just .250, a steep drop off from his previous year’s performance. Lancaster decided to get LASIK on his left eye last summer. After surgery, he took a 4 hour nap and woke up with “perfect” vision. His batting average improved to .305 and he led the Sun Belt Conference in home runs (20), walks (63), total bases (146), and slugging average (.646). Thanks to his dramatic improvement from his LASIK surgery, several Major League Baseball teams were suddenly very interested in him and he was drafted by the Phillies. Lancaster said, “I think LASIK surgery was probably one of the most important things to happen to my baseball career.” I have performed LASIK and PRK laser vision correction on many professional athletes and all of them have said that having the surgery significantly improved their performance given their struggles with glasses or contacts while playing their sport. I have found that amateur athletes appreciate LASIK and PRK for the same reasons as well! These findings are in line with a recent US military study that showed that 77% of military personnel felt their overall visual capabilities and military readiness improved after LASIK compared to their glasses or contacts and 98.8% would have the surgery again if they were in the same position as before surgery. Clearly, this was the case for Seth Lancaster.