Laser Eye Surgery

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Florida Atlantic pitcher Meghan Doonan has first-hand experience all because of a freak accident, an accident that could have very well changed the way she looks at life.

While bending down to pick up tennis balls during a hitting drill in February of 2002 in Connecticut, Doonan was hit with a line drive in her right eye.

She immediately lost vision and was taken to the hospital where a doctor informed her that it was just bruised.

In the following months, her eye got progressively worse, along with her depth perception.

When Doonan decided to get another medical opinion she learned she had a retinal detachment, something that wasn't detected in the original visit.

"We were concerned I had to get a glass eye because it was so bad," Doonan said.

"That would have de...

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