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anyone have a 1.75 astigmatism and get prk?

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guim13

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Has anyone done it lately? My recruiter called down to NAMI and they said a preop astgmatism of higher than 1.0 can not be waived. Has anyone else heard that?
 
MettGT

MettGT

Registered User
pilot
guim13 said:
Has anyone done it lately? My recruiter called down to NAMI and they said a preop astgmatism of higher than 1.0 can not be waived. Has anyone else heard that?
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There's what the NAMI waiver guide says:

"Applicants:
1. May obtain PRK at their expense from civilian sources of care.
2. Pre-operative refractive error measured under cycloplegia must not exceed - 8.00 to + 3.00 (SE) and 3.00 diopters of cylinder.
3. Anisometropia should not exceed 3.50 diopters (using SE for each eye).
4. SNA applicants must meet refractive, cycloplegic, and vision standards postoperatively." http://www.nomi.med.navy.mil/NAMI/WaiverGuideTopics/pdfs/Waiver%20Guide%20-%20Ophthalmology.pdf

From the guide, it says 3.00 cylinders in the pre-op limit, but that might have changed. It wouldn't hurt to press your OSO on the issue.
 
RighteousMile

RighteousMile

Cry Freedom
astigmatism

I just talked to my eye doctor and he told me i have -2.25 astigmatism, will this still allow me to get PRK and fly in the navy?
 
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