What is the difference from taking HGH or Steriods. As for as I am concerned it is all cheating.
2007-12-18 09:54:18 · 18 answers · asked by oliveranda 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
You do what it takes to make money or to make a profit (to be a better player when you are not as gifted than most) that is the era that we live in.
2007-12-18 10:17:24 · update #1
I think the difference is that Lasik is a common medical practice. If you got surgery to improve your vision to abnormally good levels that would be one thing, but doing that is technically difficult due to the architecture of the eye.
There is also the question of effects: such eye surgeries don't improve your vision beyond what contact lenses would do, and banning contacts would send a huge chunk of MLB players out of the game.
2007-12-18 11:09:13 · answer #1 · answered by JerH1 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lasik doesn't last. There are no long term studies that have been done. It's expensive and finding a good surgeon is the most difficult obstacle. And getting a consulation is nerve racking because you hope that you're a candidate for Lasik, and if not, then another vision laser treatment. My cousin can't get Lasik or any other vision laser treatment because his corneas are too thin. But who knows what technology will come in the future. Dry eyes are common, and so are changes is night vision (like haloes or bursts). But they do go away. Any surgery has risks, and even though Lasik has very low risks, they can happen.
2016-05-24 22:52:17 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely not! It's just restoring your eyesight to the point where eyeglasses or contact lenses are not needed anymore. Look at Tiger Woods! He had Lasik surgery, but before he did, he still had a lot of championships already under his belt. That's not cheating.
Taking steroids will make your eyesight weaker and your muscles too tight to throw a ball and swing a bat, so that's also not definitely cheating..... Only destroying your body, except for when you use it as directed to lessen injury effects or to relieve asthma.
2007-12-18 10:32:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
How could it be cheating, not everybody has good eyes, some people do have to wear glasses, and sometimes you break them, or accidently fall a sleep in them, they can get get bend, you can lose them. And that is suppose to help you imrpove your version, of where you don't need to put on glasses, or contact lens to help you see better. It is better then being blind. And not everybody can see. It not as cheating as you know other things like corking your bat, and then using it in game play, and risk being caught. Or as you put it steriods, I don't think anybdoy has gotten punished because they had to get Lasik surgey so that they can see better.
2007-12-18 15:05:06 · answer #4 · answered by staggmovie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ummm considering that lasik makes you see 20/20 not above 20/20... no it is not cheating.
And even if you were the bionic woman / man and could see 200 / 20 (you can see clearly at 200 ft what others can see at 20 ft) it would not make you hit better, that just skill !!!
what a dumb comparison, hgh and lasik.
2007-12-18 18:13:30 · answer #5 · answered by javier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I absolutely agree with Craig up top. Performance enhancers are no where near eye surgery.
2007-12-18 13:03:24 · answer #6 · answered by Phil 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many people have this surgery to see better. It is not cheating at all. Seeing better is not cheating.
2007-12-18 11:13:49 · answer #7 · answered by Sharon S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are you kidding me? With out the eye surgery athletes like James Loney and Matt Leinart would not even be able to play sports. It doesn't enhance your game, it allows you do be able to play in the first place.
2007-12-18 10:22:29 · answer #8 · answered by Nicole 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
of course not! you are at a disadvantage compared to the rest of the players if you can't see completely clearly. thats like asking if its cheating to have glasses or contacts, which of course its not since people need them. its the same thing, just getting it fixed quicker. if your eyes aren't 20-20, something needs to be done about it, to make it more fair for YOU, not less fair for OTHER people
2007-12-18 10:03:09 · answer #9 · answered by Alyssa H 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Seriously? You think corrective surgery is the same as performance enhancing drugs? Do you also think it would be cheating for a paraplegic player to have surgery that would help him walk again?
If you fail to see the fundamental difference between steroids and corrective surgery, then I don't think any argument is going to change your opinion.
2007-12-18 09:58:45 · answer #10 · answered by Craig S 7 · 15⤊ 1⤋