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Flying jobs now open to LASIK patients
Staff Report
Posted : Thursday May 24, 2007 15:50:12 EDT
People who have had LASIK corrective eye surgery are now eligible to apply for aviation and aviation-related jobs, the Air Force announced today.
The change took effect May 21 after studies showed there was little or no difference between LASIK-treated eyes and untreated eyes when subjected to the wind blast experienced during aircraft ejection or exposure to high altitude.
All applicants to aviation-related career fields — regardless of whether they have had corrective eye surgery — must still meet the vision requirements articulated in AFI 48-123.
The change also removes the altitude and high-performance aircraft restrictions for people who have had LASIK.
The Air Force is recommending two particular types of LASIK surgery for aviation candidates: Wave Front Guided Photorefractive Keratectomy, or WFG-PRK, and Wave Front Guided Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis, or WFG-LASIK, using the femtosecond laser.
The eyes are more trauma resistant after surgery using one of these methods compared to other forms of surgery, according to the Air Force’s press release.
Flying jobs now open to LASIK patients
Staff Report
Posted : Thursday May 24, 2007 15:50:12 EDT
People who have had LASIK corrective eye surgery are now eligible to apply for aviation and aviation-related jobs, the Air Force announced today.
The change took effect May 21 after studies showed there was little or no difference between LASIK-treated eyes and untreated eyes when subjected to the wind blast experienced during aircraft ejection or exposure to high altitude.
All applicants to aviation-related career fields — regardless of whether they have had corrective eye surgery — must still meet the vision requirements articulated in AFI 48-123.
The change also removes the altitude and high-performance aircraft restrictions for people who have had LASIK.
The Air Force is recommending two particular types of LASIK surgery for aviation candidates: Wave Front Guided Photorefractive Keratectomy, or WFG-PRK, and Wave Front Guided Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis, or WFG-LASIK, using the femtosecond laser.
The eyes are more trauma resistant after surgery using one of these methods compared to other forms of surgery, according to the Air Force’s press release.