Greg S asked: I’m going to school to become a commercial pilot. Obviously my career depends on being able to see 20/20 with or without correction (I’m 20/200 without contacts, slight astigmatism). I’m 30 years now but have considered eye surgery my entire life. (even RK back in the day). Obviously [...]
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My eye doctor is suggesting PRK. Night vision problems could also end my career. I’ve heard there is less chance of reduced night vision (halos /startbursts) with PRK. The NAVY only allows PRK surgery for their pilots.
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RoVale
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June 7th, 2008, at 8:43 AM.
The reason I haven’t had LASIK is because of my age. I would still need reading glasses if I had it done. Until that problem can be fixed, there is no way I’m forking over about $2000 per eye so I can swap one problem for another.
samuel
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June 10th, 2008, at 5:01 PM.
yea you can get cheap surgery but first you need to get free exam from this site you can choose your suitable time for exam and don’t worry you will not pay any thing in exam
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#1. June 5th, 2008, at 6:42 PM.
You are right about the side effects. Thats whats stopping me from doing the procedure so far. There are a lot more but the main side effects are halos and dry eyes. I saw some more mentioned here