I Had Eye Surgery. This Is What I Realized.

It wasn’t about my eyes.

Steven Yates

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Photo by Ion Fet on Unsplash

Last month I had eye surgery. We (wife and I) live in Chile. The ophthalmologist who performed the surgery had the reputation of being the best eye surgeon in the country.

How I knew eye surgery was inevitable: that telltale thin white cloud that had gradually blanketed the vision in my left eye. Fortunately I don’t drive…

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Steven Yates

I am the author of What Should Philosophy Do? A Theory. I write about philosophy (especially the Stoics), health and systems, and the future if we have one.