I've always regarded this website as a city guide for ALL things Los Angeles, and while it usually veers towards food, fashion, beauty, events, and the like, occasionally it takes me to places I never thought I'd go. Recently, one of those places was the Maloney Vision Institute on Wilshire, where I received a consultation for LASIK surgery, which might not seem like a crazy thing to do. Except that I have, well, 20/20 vision. But even though I'm not personally a candidate for LASIK (yet), I've always been surrounded by the vision-impaired; my parents, my sister, my boyfriend, and many of my close friends all wear glasses or contacts on a day-to-day basis. From their frequent eye doctor appointments to finding the right glasses (which are always expensive), ordering contacts, and dealing with the potential risks of wearing contacts day-in and day-out for years, I've sat idly by, witnessing them struggle with their vision problems. Plenty of them have considered getting LASIK, and I've always wondered what held them back. So I decided to do a bit of research on their behalf, learning more about this common procedure and the best place to get it done in Los Angeles.