In Ep 3 of my SNEC x MEDI.CUE series, I sat down with Prof Jodhbir S Mehta to talk about what it really takes to “shift the paradigm” in ophthalmology—especially in corneal transplantation and refractive surgery. We got into how innovations like DMEK and LASIK don’t just introduce new tools; they challenge the status quo of how surgeons have “always done it,” and that naturally comes with skepticism and criticism. What I took away most from Prof Mehta is that if you want to convince the field, you have to be your own devil’s advocate. You don’t win people over with hype—you win with evidence: research, audits, solid studies, publishing, and then actually showing up to defend the data in open forums. He also shared a very real point about doctors: we’re risk-averse by nature, because change can affect patient outcomes. But at the same time, we see patients every day, and we owe it to them to keep improving beyond what the previous generation could offer. The message is simple but powerful: evidence-based medicine moves us forward, and communication (lectures, meetings, even surgical videos online) helps that evidence travel faster than ever.