Laser surgery should be performed by trained ophthalmologists. These procedures require technical skill and an ability to adapt to atypical situations in order to be completed safely. These skills require more extensive training than is currently proposed here to develop.

More importantly, these procedures change the anatomy of the eye and may be not always be in the best interest of the patient to perform depending on the clinical context. I personally have seen multiple patients who have had laser procedures that then put them at higher risk for complications or limited their options for subsequent eye surgeries that were needed down the line. The decision to proceed with these types or procedures should be made by ophthalmologists who have had the training to appreciate the broader context and implications of laser surgical intervention for each individual patient.