an icepick through the keyhole

Been spelling his last name wrong, my mistake. Here's some information, courtesy of this web site:

.... As LASIK has grown into a $2.1 billion industry, a new subspecialty is gaining ground: the post-LASIK repair. One New Jersey surgeon, Theodore Perl of Corneal Associates of New Jersey in West Orange, does repairs on patients who come to him with significant LASIK complications, some from outside the country. In the past 18 months, he said, six of these patients have required corneal transplants....
Kathleen Skrainar of Far Hills is suing Perl, the West Orange doctor. The suit said Skrainar sustained permanent vision distortion and alleges the doctor failed to inform her of the potential risks. Perl said all his patients are informed of the risks, and he noted the Skrainar suit is the only one against him after performing 10,000 LASIK and corneal surgeries. Perl trains other doctors in laser eye surgery and said a lawsuit can "happen to anyone who does a volume of these surgeries."

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I should note that Perl sure as hell told ME what each and every risk was.