Vision Quest

摘要

Last year edmond heinbockel, a 45-year-old software executive in San Luis Obispo, Calif., screwed up the courage to get lasik, the laser eye surgery performed on 600,000 people each year. But during the simple procedure something went wrong. The oph- thalmologist made too short a cut in the corneal flap of Heinbockel's right eye and had to abort the operation. The patient had to wait six months for the cornea to heal before he could try the surgery again―a blessing in disguise.