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Watch him talk honestly about his pre-op nerves (going from a level 10 anxiety down to a 4), his hilarious reaction just eight seconds after the procedure, and his one-week update where he reveals the ultimate victory: he can finally track his golf ball on the fairway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know him for his fearless plays on the field, but how does football legend Steve Smith handle the laser? In this incredibly candid video, Steve takes you inside his personal journey to fix his astigmatism and weak eye. Watch him talk honestly about his pre-op nerves (going from a level 10 anxiety down to&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lasik.com\/es\/story\/steve-smith-lasik-surgery-experience\/\">Sigue leyendo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17019,"template":"","story-type":[217],"class_list":["post-17017","story","type-story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","story-type-athletes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Steve Smith\u2019s LASIK Surgery Experience| Sitio Oficial de LASIK.com\u2122<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"See how football legend Steve Smith tackled his astigmatism and LASIK pre-op jitters. 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