• Please take a moment and update your account profile. If you have an updated account profile with basic information on why you are on Air Warriors it will help other people respond to your posts. How do you update your profile you ask?

    Go here:

    Edit Account Details and Profile

Naval Academy PRK requirements

FLY-NAVY

New Member
Hey,

I'm in high school right now and I want to become a pilot in the navy. I have a 4.0 GPA and am in good physical condition. My only shortfall is my eyesight. Right now I need corrective lenses with -4.00 diopters in both eyes. (I think that turns into 20/400 vision, but I'm not sure). Good news is, I don't have an astigmatism. So, my question is: since I'm looking at attending the academy, and they offer free PRK to a second class mid who wants SNA, what pre-op requirements do I have to meet in order to A.) get the procedure and B.) get a waiver and enter flight training? Any advice in this field is welcome appreciated.

Thanks
 

The Chief

Retired
Contributor
This is intended to be constructive. I do wish you all the best.

A. Do not start a conversation with Hey.
B. You capaitalize the pronoun I, yet do not capitalize Navy. Some folks notice.
C. You get a pass on grammar as the forum is informal. Anything further would be like the pot calling the kettle black, so to speak.
D. Work on first impressions.

You have the basics of eye surgery, but being at least 4 years out, it is much to early to be much more specific.
 

bigwill2876

New Member
PRK is given, opened up, at USNA after signing your 2 for 7 papers. Usually several hundred in each class do have the PRK done while at Annapolis.

It is not exclusive to SNA wanabees.

Eye waivers are granted by DODMERB and/or USNA on an individual basis, pre-admission to USNA, the parameters are probably published someplace in USNA Internet sites.
 
I'm not certain how things have changed in the last several years, but I had PRK in September of 2005. I'm not sure that you make the cut-off (nor do I know that it's published anywhere) to be eligible. 20/400 seems awfully high and the PRK limits at USNA were much stricter than elsewhere (at least they were when I got it). Your best bet is to solicit feedback and hope someone with similar vision was able to receive the procedure.

If I were in your shoes and really wanted to know about PRK, I would attempt to contact the optometry department at Bethesda.
 
Top