Medicine in Media: Multioptipupilloptomy and Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES)

Some say that natural-orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a brand-new advancement in minimally-invasive surgery, but I think the idea was known for decades and was inspired by the 1991 movie "Hot Shots". Besides pioneering transrectal minimally-invasive surgery, the movie also was the forefront of the treatment for walleye vision with the multioptipupilloptomy procedure.