Ep 209 - Restoring Vision with Dr. Ephraim Atwal, MD

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

Sports

5 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Ephraim Atwal, a renowned ophthalmologist, joins Eric Wood on the show today. The guys discuss Eric's LASIK surgery with Dr. Atwal in 2016 and how it changed his life.

Also in the show, Dr. Atwal shares his journey in becoming an ophthalmologist and taking over his father's practice. They also talk about the challenges of growing a business and the importance of prioritizing patient care.

Dr. Atwal discusses his work in cosmetic eye care and his efforts to set new standards in the field. They also touch on their shared love for the Buffalo Bills and their involvement in charity work.

Check out Atwal Eye Care on social media:

www.facebook.com/atwaleye

www.instagram.com/atwaleyecare

Dr. Atwal IG: drephraimatwal

Transcript

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0:00.0	So helping somebody in need and helping somebody feel better, physically, mentally, whatever it might be,
0:15.0	those are things that I feel are my obligation in life, but also something that fulfills me more than
0:23.4	any material or possession ever will.
0:28.0	Welcome back to What's Next with Eric Wood, and I'm excited to have my good friend and world
0:33.1	renowned ophthalmologist Dr. Ephraim Atwell on the podcast today. Dr. Atwell did my LASIC surgery in
0:39.9	Buffalo in 2016, which changed my life dramatically for the better. Since then, we've connected
0:45.6	on a bunch of different things. And I would say mostly through charity functions in Western
0:50.2	New York, as Ephraim is about as generous as anybody that I've come across. And with that,
0:56.6	I'd like to welcome to him to the podcast. Ephraim, welcome the show, brother. Thank you so much
1:01.7	for having me, Eric. It's a real honor to be here. Yeah, always a pleasure. So let's start here,
1:07.1	and we'll talk about my Lasic surgery back in in the day and it's kind of funny how I got
1:10.8	there so with the bills if you went to Dr. Outwall you could get your LASIC eye surgery paid for by the
1:17.7	bills so I had always wanted to do that you had to wear glasses for two weeks prior to the surgery or
1:23.1	at least a week and generally during the season that never worked then after the season, we'd head back to Louisville.
1:28.8	Well, in 2016, I break my leg.
1:31.1	So I decide, okay, now is the time that I'm going to get this LASIC surgery.
1:35.4	And I had battled contacts for years.
1:38.1	I had very dry eyes.
1:40.4	So at times, I could just blink out of contact, but I could usually feel it coming.
1:48.0	It actually happened to be during a game one time. We were playing against what used to be the Washington Redskins at the time, but we were playing in Washington, and I lost a contact
1:52.4	during a preseason game. Well, my gloves are taped on. The trainers couldn't get it in.
1:56.8	So I played about a half of a game with, and I have like 2,200 vision prior to surgery.
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