Hot on the heels of his
victory in the Brazil 500 Years Open, Kent professional Roger Chapman is the
latest leading golfer to undergo Lasik (laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis)
surgery to correct his short sight.
In 1982, the year after
he turned professional, Chapman started to wear glasses on the course. To combat
problems with rain, he switched to contact lenses but was irritated by the constant
blinking needed to keep them moist in dry or windy conditions.
After his operation, 40-year-old
Chapman said: "It was just a bit uncomfortable for the first four or five hours
because you feel like you've got grit in your eyes. I had the surgery on a Monday
morning and by Tuesday afternoon I was hitting balls again."
