Arkansas Eye Doctors Offering Free Lasik Procedures

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Contrary to popular belief, referees and umpires are not visually challenged. In fact most have 20/20 vision or better, and those that don’t wear corrective glasses or contacts to aid their vision. At least I think they do—with the glut of bad calls recently, who really knows?

Still, that doesn’t stop fans from questioning the official’s eyesight when calls don’t go their team’s way. Case in point—this past weekend’s Auburn-Arkansas game, which Auburn won 65-43. A couple of highly questionable calls has more than a few Razorback fans steaming. One such call took place in the second quarter, when Tigers RB Mario Fannin appeared to fumble before crossing the goal line during a touchdown run. Arkansas recovered the loose ball, but the refs overturned the fumble ruling on the field, and the touchdown stood.

This call, and another suspect ruling, not only drew the ire of the Arkansas faithful, but the school itself, because they petitioned the SEC to look into the pair of questionable calls.

Now comes the good part.

McDonald Eye Associates, a Fayetteville-based company, is so concerned with the seemingly poor eyesight of the officials from the Auburn-Arkansas game, that they’re offering free laser vision surgery to any of the referees or replay booth officials.

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