What happens when your dream is space travel, but severe astigmatism is holding you back? As it turns out, glasses and contact lenses aren’t exactly friendly in zero gravity (unless you want your eyewear floating away mid-orbit!). Watch an aspiring astronaut take the ultimate leap toward his dreams by getting LASIK for astigmatism. Sit down inside the clinic to hear why the actual procedure was «more pleasant» than he ever expected, and see his immediate reaction right after surgery.

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