Historical clue formulations

• Zapped, in a way — 2025-08-01
• Zapped with light — 2024-12-18
• Performed light surgery on? — 2023-11-17
• Used a surgical beam on — 2023-04-03
• Zapped, in a way — 2018-07-08
• Operated on, as the eyes — 2018-01-10
• Zapped, as unwanted hair — 2017-08-16
• Used a light beam on in surgery — 2017-01-23
• Cut with an intense light — 2016-03-14
• Zapped, in a way — 2014-02-20
• Did some surgery on, as an eye — 2013-12-05
• Erased a tattoo, say — 2012-10-29
• Cut, in a way — 2011-11-13
• Performed microsurgery on, perhaps — 2011-05-31
• Beamed intensely — 2008-07-04
• Beamed intensely — 2002-06-28