You seem to think that "doctors" can do no wrong. I would like to suggest that you read the following lawsuit filed by a former elementary school teacher against TLC and Dr. Mark Whitten. The woman underwent lasik and suffered permanent damage to her vision.
Here's the kicker. The doctor knew that she was a high risk patient, but went ahead and did the surgery anyway. To convert her from being a "high risk" patient to being a "low risk" patient, he simply changed her pupil measurements, and voila... she was now a candidate for the surgery.
Remember I said that she was a "former" school teacher? She is almost completely disabled at this time. And by the way, the lasik operation took place in Pennsylvania.
http://www.tlcsurgeons.com/lawsuits/whitten.pdfSee post #23. Meritorious claims should be paid subject to tort caps.