SkysTheLimit
New Member
Hello all,
This is my first post on here. This is something that I've had lots of anxiety about, and I'm hoping to get some clarification about this. When I got my PRK (first procedure back in 2016, and a touch-up in 2017), my eyes ended up balancing out at 20/15 in my right eye and 20/20 in my left. After searching on the Navy Aeromedical Reference and Waiver Guide, I noticed they changed their rules about touch-ups. The Navy now, seemingly, considers the touch-up procedure a completely separate procedure, and the limit they had to touch up for will be added to your total pre-op score to consider disqualifications. Back then when I got it done, that wasn't the case. In other words, I got treated at first for a -8.00D, and a touch up for either -0.25 or -0.50D. In other words, at first glance, if this is the case, the Navy would average those two together, and I would be disqualified before ever getting the chance to fly when this wouldn't have been the case before, which is the WHOLE reason my ophthalmologist treated me this way. My doctor even talked to the former-TOPGUN pilot, who started the Navy refractive surgery program back in 2006, about my specific case, and the way I was treated is how the doctor recommended I get treated in order to give me the best chance. I REALLY hope someone has some insight on this as this is a sticky situation, and I don't want this to end up DQ'ing me. Thanks for any and all help!
This is my first post on here. This is something that I've had lots of anxiety about, and I'm hoping to get some clarification about this. When I got my PRK (first procedure back in 2016, and a touch-up in 2017), my eyes ended up balancing out at 20/15 in my right eye and 20/20 in my left. After searching on the Navy Aeromedical Reference and Waiver Guide, I noticed they changed their rules about touch-ups. The Navy now, seemingly, considers the touch-up procedure a completely separate procedure, and the limit they had to touch up for will be added to your total pre-op score to consider disqualifications. Back then when I got it done, that wasn't the case. In other words, I got treated at first for a -8.00D, and a touch up for either -0.25 or -0.50D. In other words, at first glance, if this is the case, the Navy would average those two together, and I would be disqualified before ever getting the chance to fly when this wouldn't have been the case before, which is the WHOLE reason my ophthalmologist treated me this way. My doctor even talked to the former-TOPGUN pilot, who started the Navy refractive surgery program back in 2006, about my specific case, and the way I was treated is how the doctor recommended I get treated in order to give me the best chance. I REALLY hope someone has some insight on this as this is a sticky situation, and I don't want this to end up DQ'ing me. Thanks for any and all help!