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Can PRK be detected
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A&P wallis
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To the last reply you are right about lying when you don't need to but my situation is diffirent and I was plainning on telling them I had PRK done.
As a PRK recipient, when I went through my eye screening at NAMI, one of the tests they did was corneal topography. The corpsman who did it showed me a big blue area on the resulting map, right in the middle of my cornea, which was the flat area caused by PRK. Long story short, those guys are right. It will be painfully obvious to NAMI whether you've had PRK or not.
That said, I believe the biggest hassle with PRK is the healing process. I had to wait 6 months from the date of my surgery to be able to finish my pre-commissioning flight physical. So once you are in the program, I don't think being med-down for 6 months is such a hot idea.
That said, I believe the biggest hassle with PRK is the healing process. I had to wait 6 months from the date of my surgery to be able to finish my pre-commissioning flight physical. So once you are in the program, I don't think being med-down for 6 months is such a hot idea.
A&P wallis
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Kmac I have issues with a Asstigmatism. And yes i know what the NOMI standards are.
Mayday
I thought that was the recline!
Proper question = Proper answer
Okay, so what we've clarified here, to summarize, is this:
The right question really should have been, "How can I fly with PRK?"
To which the answer is, "Complete the procedure, maintaining acurate records of each visit, and apply to the Navy/Marine Corps asking for a waiver for PRK. Then, you will have a cycloplegic refraction done during your flight physical that will verify the results of the PRK, and will be approved with the waiver."
"But what if I'm already on an NFO contract?"
"Well, either you can avoid any risk and complete school to be an NFO, or, if you're desperate to be a pilot, you can have the PRK done post-OCS (prior to TBS if USMC), as long as you clear it through the chain of command AND throw caution to the winds..."
No further discourse necessary.
Okay, so what we've clarified here, to summarize, is this:
The right question really should have been, "How can I fly with PRK?"
To which the answer is, "Complete the procedure, maintaining acurate records of each visit, and apply to the Navy/Marine Corps asking for a waiver for PRK. Then, you will have a cycloplegic refraction done during your flight physical that will verify the results of the PRK, and will be approved with the waiver."
"But what if I'm already on an NFO contract?"
"Well, either you can avoid any risk and complete school to be an NFO, or, if you're desperate to be a pilot, you can have the PRK done post-OCS (prior to TBS if USMC), as long as you clear it through the chain of command AND throw caution to the winds..."
No further discourse necessary.
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