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Laser in situ keratomileusis in a combat jet aircraft pilot
Yair Levy1, David Zadok, Erez Barenboim
1Israel Air Force Aeromedical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. yairnlevy@yahoo.com
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
|July 5, 2003
Abstract:
Pilots who have had laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery are disqualified from flying status in a combat jet aircraft in the United States Navy and Air Force. We report the case of a jet aircraft pilot who had LASIK for myopia. The pilot resumed flights 2 weeks after the procedure and has performed several dozen uneventful daylight flights in a combat jet aircraft. We recommend a clinical study to reevaluate the appropriateness of LASIK in military jet aircraft aviation.