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Old Guy Lasik

No eye surgery here and I haven't hung upside down (like on the monkey bars or climbing a tree) since, well, before I turned forty.

Negative g, especially the inverted flight demo, always made my eyes water but I just assumed that was the moisture pooled inside my mask and general face sweat (in spite of my earlier efforts to secure my mask in a +1g environment). I just kinda shoved the stick to put the pipper about 5-10° nose up to satisfy the "Q" standards for altitude gain/loss, here comes all that moisture running "up," note the clock, look at the oil pressure, and roll the ship right side up about ten seconds later. Then I'd blink a bunch of times until the blur went away.

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Had LASIK done before putting in my commissioning package. I experienced dry eyes for a bit until it was recommended I clean my eyelids with either wipes or baby shampoo. Been doing that since but haven't had a problem.

I do know some older people that were never able to get back to 20/20, but that's typically because of the focal muscles, and not the lenses of the eyes.
 
There's a prescription called Xiidra as well as a competitor that apparently does the same thing. Both are REEEEEALLY expensive and TRICARE won't cover it. The FAA isn't keen on people taking it initially, not because it's bad, but because they want to know why you need to take it. My AME said it shouldn't be a big deal, but I think he spent all of 15 seconds researching it.

Since TRICARE was no help and I didn't get a warm fuzzy, I never filled the prescription, but I've "heard" from someone who took samples that it was very effective.
 
Update...still rocking great vision for distance. I wear cheaters when I'm tired and reading or surfing my phone. Still a 10/10 recommend.
 
Cheaters everywhere. I buy them off Amazon like their toilet paper. 6 for $30. I'm a big fan of the narrow half lens "look overs" so I can surf my phone and watch TV at the same time. My eyes aren't as athletic as they used to be and if I'm going from my phone to distance or vice versa without cheaters it takes a few seconds for stuff to snap in. Cheaters help with the spreadsheets a lot too.
 
I recently turned 40 and am looking to get LASIK. For those who have got it and are in the same age bracket, did you go for this monovision thing? (I picked a website at random; that's not my eyecare provider.) Apparently it obviates the need to wear reading glasses as you age and your eyes naturally deteriorate.

My eyecare provider says if you don't like the way monovision "feels", they can revert me back to both-eyes-optimized-for-distance. But, of course, you can't go the other way. In her opinion, based on my age and occupation (staring at computer screens), she suggested monovision. There is no price difference, FWIW.
 
number9 said:
I recently turned 40 and am looking to get LASIK. For those who have got it and are in the same age bracket, did you go for this monovision thing? (I picked a website at random; that's not my eyecare provider.) Apparently it obviates the need to wear reading glasses as you age and your eyes naturally deteriorate.

My eyecare provider says if you don't like the way monovision "feels", they can revert me back to both-eyes-optimized-for-distance. But, of course, you can't go the other way. In her opinion, based on my age and occupation (staring at computer screens), she suggested monovision. There is no price difference, FWIW.
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Before you do anything… run this through your NOSC/NRC medical first..,
 
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