Due to their blurred vision, the comedians professed that they were having difficulty reading the names of the category’s nominees off of the teleprompter, a common short-term side effect of laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis, which can take anywhere from 24 hours to several weeks to properly heal, according to ophthalmologists and eye care specialists.

Lasik — short for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis — eliminates the need for glasses by reshaping the cornea, the clear round dome that covers the front of the eye.