Relevant to this story, laser eye surgery was developed in the late 80s/early 90s and can improve sight to the level that some who were legally blind no longer are.
Yeah, but don't expect this level of fine granularity from government, any government, thats ridiculous expectations. Heck, I wouldn't expect it neither from any private company as a default state.
I wouldn't expect it from any goverment either, but I would expect it from someone who allegedly read the story and is trying to share relevant information.
Is it? The Author mentions he has degenerated optical nerves from birth, I don't think laser fixes that.