People with poor vision often fail to recognize people they know and fail to properly execute a high-five with people they recognize. Avoid social blunders with today’s Groupon: for $1,895, you get LASIK eye surgery for both eyes at Global Eye & Laser Center in Huntington Beach (a $4,000 value).

Global Eye and Laser Center, voted Los Angeles Times Readers’ Choice for Best Doctor in 2011, assembles experienced doctors with specialties in cornea and refractive surgery to perform painless LASIK corrective vision surgery. LASIK addresses nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and dependence on glasses, contact lenses, or antique monocles. Anesthetic eyedrops are administered to prevent pain before the surgeon peels up a thin surface layer from the cornea, folds it aside, and positions an excimer laser, which removes excess tissue. The procedure is usually finished within a minute, and the doctor replaces the flap to prevent emotions from escaping through the body’s most expressive feature.

Patients return home shortly after the procedure, and their vision improves rapidly in the first few days, during which they should rest and avoid looking too closely at unreliable jack-in-the-boxes. A follow-up appointment within 24 to 48 hours monitors results.