31.   Dr. Leon Goldman, a pioneer in laser surgery and a leading educator in the field, died on Tuesday in San Diego.

32.   Dr. Vicki Levine, a physician in the dermatology department at the New York University Medical Center, whose specialty is laser surgery, frowns on the practice.

33.   During the final week of the regular season, Gilkey traveled to Calgary, Alberta, to undergo elective corrective laser surgery on both eyes.

34.   Even as new competitors are entering the business, the growth in laser eye surgeries is slowing from the torrid pace of past years.

35.   Except that I had . . . emergency laser eye surgery.

36.   For anyone weighing the benefits and risks, the decision of whether to have laser surgery often comes down to dollars and cents.

37.   Gilkey said he probably will have corrective laser surgery after the season.

38.   He claims his smart eye band is far more flexible than laser surgery, in which a laser flattens the cornea by eroding part of it.

39.   He even offered to go check out that laser nasal surgery advertised to cure snoring.

40.   He had laser surgery a few months ago, and discarded his contact lenses.