Recruiter: PRK Waiver not Needed

[exNavyOffRec]

According to the updated waiver guide, corneal refractive surgery is no longer disqualifying if it falls within the pre op refractive limits. This was updated in May 2017 so I believe some recruiters may be a little behind the game on this.

http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmotc/nami/arwg/Documents/WaiverGuide/12_Ophthalmology.pdf

Page 29; Refractive surgery (PRK/LASIK/SmILE) without visually significant side effects is not considered disqualifying (NCD) for applicants or designated members that are within the refractive parameters outlined in this chapter. Patients whose pre-operative refractions fall outside these parameters are considered disqualified (CD), but may be considered for a waiver on a case-by-case basis, depending on aviation class / military duty status.

Do your homework, use the search function etc. This goes for recruiters too

yeah, the people who review the documents for people applying for OCS would be N3M and NOT NAMI, also just because it is not disqualifying does not mean you don't have to submit documents, since they won't know if your pre-op refraction is in or out of limits, so what they are saying is it isn't disqualifying IF you meet all the requirements they have listed, if you can't then you are DQ or Temp DQ until you prove otherwise.

oh, and by the way the info in that section is essentially what we have had to go by for I don't know, like 8 years, so you have posted nothing new.

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

According to the updated waiver guide, corneal refractive surgery is no longer disqualifying if it falls within the pre op refractive limits. This was updated in May 2017 so I believe some recruiters may be a little behind the game on this.

http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmotc/nami/arwg/Documents/WaiverGuide/12_Ophthalmology.pdf

Page 29; Refractive surgery (PRK/LASIK/SmILE) without visually significant side effects is not considered disqualifying (NCD) for applicants or designated members that are within the refractive parameters outlined in this chapter. Patients whose pre-operative refractions fall outside these parameters are considered disqualified (CD), but may be considered for a waiver on a case-by-case basis, depending on aviation class / military duty status.

Do your homework, use the search function etc. This goes for recruiters too

The issue is that the applicant got LASIK without the advice of the recruiter. In the end, he could possibly face a fraudulent enlistment and lose his chance of ever commissioning.

Do your homework, use the search function etc. This goes for you too

 

[desertflyer]

Also before you actually do enlist and swear in, you'll fill out a Change of Status and Annual Certificate Medical form, basically it asks if you've had any surgery or anything has changed since your MEPs examination. This is where you can tell them you've had LASIK since and cover your bases before signing enlistment papers.

 

[Peero]

Wow, how lucky. May I ask what was your ASTB and Pilot Attitude score?

 

[charlesg15]

yeah, the people who review the documents for people applying for OCS would be N3M and NOT NAMI, also just because it is not disqualifying does not mean you don't have to submit documents, since they won't know if your pre-op refraction is in or out of limits, so what they are saying is it isn't disqualifying IF you meet all the requirements they have listed, if you can't then you are DQ or Temp DQ until you prove otherwise.

oh, and by the way the info in that section is essentially what we have had to go by for I don't know, like 8 years, so you have posted nothing new.

what does pre-op refraction mean in terms of being in our out of limits?

 

[charlesg15]

According to the updated waiver guide, corneal refractive surgery is no longer disqualifying if it falls within the pre op refractive limits. This was updated in May 2017 so I believe some recruiters may be a little behind the game on this.

http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmotc/nami/arwg/Documents/WaiverGuide/12_Ophthalmology.pdf

Page 29; Refractive surgery (PRK/LASIK/SmILE) without visually significant side effects is not considered disqualifying (NCD) for applicants or designated members that are within the refractive parameters outlined in this chapter. Patients whose pre-operative refractions fall outside these parameters are considered disqualified (CD), but may be considered for a waiver on a case-by-case basis, depending on aviation class / military duty status.

Do your homework, use the search function etc. This goes for recruiters too

For PRK surgery there are no limit however, it says it must be done at a DoD refractive surgery center. Im curious if you know what that means or where it is.

 

[exNavyOffRec]

what does pre-op refraction mean in terms of being in our out of limits?

For PRK surgery there are no limit however, it says it must be done at a DoD refractive surgery center. Im curious if you know what that means or where it is.

There are limits per the medical manual, they type of corrective surgery does not matter. They raised it years ago from +/-6 to the levels below.

(b) Current spherical refractive error [hyper-
opia (367.0), myopia (367.1)] or history of spherical
refractive error prior to any refractive surgery of
worse than -8.00 or +8.00 diopters is disqualifying.
(c) Current cylinder refractive error [astigma-
tism (367.2)] or history of cylinder refractive error,
prior to any refractive surgery, of worse than -3.00 or
+3.00 diopters is disqualifying