mutanttrout100
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Hey yall,
Applying for SNA, currently undergoing the process for LASIK, and it looks like I'm right on the edge of the pre-op limits for hyperopia. I just underwent my pre-surgery eye exam, and looking at my report, I have three different values for my refraction, with my manifest refraction being OD +3.0 -0.5 and OS +2.75 -0.75, a refraction with tropicamide dilation with OD +3.5 OS +3.25, and a refraction with cyclopentolate dilation of OD +3.75 OS +3.25. As the surgery limits in spherical equivalents (with the formula sphere +1/2*cylinder), it looks like my base manifest would put me below the pre-op requirements giving an SE of OD +2.75 OS +2.375 but the other ones would be above the limits. Does anyone know which value they use to determine pre-op surgery limits, as the waiver guide is unspecific with which value they use, purely stating the limits of +3.00 to -8.00 SE. I haven't been able to find any information on this scouring the forum as hyperopic LASIK is much more rarely done. As hyperopic LASIK has worse vision outcomes compared to myopic LASIK, I would likely end up with much worse uncorrected vision than I currently have (which is 20/15), and would only be doing this to give me a shot for SNA.
Thanks a bunch
EDIT: After looking over the physical standards and waiver guide, it looks like since SNA is the only designator that requires a cyclopentolate refraction and other designators use the same SE scale for pre-op requirements, I reason to think they use the manifest refraction if my line of reasoning is right
Applying for SNA, currently undergoing the process for LASIK, and it looks like I'm right on the edge of the pre-op limits for hyperopia. I just underwent my pre-surgery eye exam, and looking at my report, I have three different values for my refraction, with my manifest refraction being OD +3.0 -0.5 and OS +2.75 -0.75, a refraction with tropicamide dilation with OD +3.5 OS +3.25, and a refraction with cyclopentolate dilation of OD +3.75 OS +3.25. As the surgery limits in spherical equivalents (with the formula sphere +1/2*cylinder), it looks like my base manifest would put me below the pre-op requirements giving an SE of OD +2.75 OS +2.375 but the other ones would be above the limits. Does anyone know which value they use to determine pre-op surgery limits, as the waiver guide is unspecific with which value they use, purely stating the limits of +3.00 to -8.00 SE. I haven't been able to find any information on this scouring the forum as hyperopic LASIK is much more rarely done. As hyperopic LASIK has worse vision outcomes compared to myopic LASIK, I would likely end up with much worse uncorrected vision than I currently have (which is 20/15), and would only be doing this to give me a shot for SNA.
Thanks a bunch
EDIT: After looking over the physical standards and waiver guide, it looks like since SNA is the only designator that requires a cyclopentolate refraction and other designators use the same SE scale for pre-op requirements, I reason to think they use the manifest refraction if my line of reasoning is right
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