Again, to the surface

Can someone take a look at the archives and figure out the first time I spouted off about the importance of treating the ocular surface preop and postop?
It feels like I must have started talking about this around the time that Kareem was setting the all-time NBA scoring record. And how many times have I gone to this well, either here in The Dry Eye column or over on my cheekier, snarkier blog? I am betting that I have trod this turf at least as many times as the Lakers gave out press credentials to cover LeBron breaking Kareem’s record in February (roughly 200 by game time). But judging