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Laser in situ keratomileusis flap stability in an aviator following aircraft ejection
Christopher J Richmond1, Patrick D Barker1, Edgar M Levine1
1From Carrier Air Wing ONE (Richmond), Branch Health Clinic Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, the Department of Ophthalmology (Barker, Levine), Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia, and the Department of Ophthalmology (Hofmeister), Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
Abstract:
We present the case of a 28-year-old male F/A-18F Super Hornet naval flight officer who ejected from an aircraft at 13 000 feet at a speed in excess of 350 knots 7 years after uneventful laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). The patient was evaluated the day after the ejection. No LASIK flap complications or epithelial defects were found, and the corrected distance visual acuity was 20/15 in both eyes.
Financial Disclosure:
None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
