A patient from Oxnard I saw last week in my Ventura office for a LASIK consultation was wearing contact lenses for astigmatism. He was complaining that every time he blinked, his vision would get blurry. The reason for this — and it is a very common problem for people wearing contact lenses for astigmatism correction — is that the blink rotates the contact lens, throwing off its alignment on the eye temporarily until it settles back in position. Last month, Milwaukee Bucks’ sharpshooting forward Mirza Teletovic became frustrated with just this problem with his contacts for astigmatism — his vision would get blurry each time he blinked. Teletovic decided to undergo LASIK correction of his astigmatism. There actually is a myth that LASIK does not correct astigmatism, but this is completely false: LASIK accurately corrects astigmatism with advanced laser technology. In fact, one of the benefits for an athlete like Teletovic is that after surgery, blinking will not “rotate” the LASIK and his vision will not blur like it would with contact lenses during the heat of a game. For an NBA basketball player, this can make all the difference in the world. All of the professional athletes I have performed laser eye surgery on, whether it be LASIK or PRK, have said that the results of the laser vision correction improved their athletic performance.