However researchers say there the benefits for the risky procedure are suspect.
Two university researchers studied the offensive performance of a dozen Major League hitters who had undergone LASIK. Daniel M. Laby, MD, and David G. Kirschen, OD, PhD, worked in both leagues for over 14-years and evaluated several thousand players from all levels of the sport.
The study concludes there is no real added benefit to undergoing the refractive surgical procedure in these players.
Also, due to the well-established risks of these elective surgical procedures, the researchers agree players may be best served by waiting until the end of their baseball career before undergoing the procedure.
Some of the health risks players are subjecting themselves to are a chance of complications, such as slipped flap, corneal infection, haziness, halo or glare, among others. Once the operation is completed the procedure is irreversible.
