> One very sickening military
> LASIK doc actually stated that he didn't bother to measure pupil size before
> LASIK on military personnel because he knew he could not be sued.

> I wonder how one gets INTO the airforce when they are nearsighted.
> I would hardly use the policies of the military to make a decision.
> If you want to get blunt about what the military is doing, they have
> optometrists doing PRK rather than a more expensive doctor doing
> LASIK. Military medical care is notoriously poor. They use old
> doctors who are way past their prime, they don't follow the rules, and
> they can't be sued. Often, doctors work for the military because they
> can't affort to pay their own malpractice insurance.
> Here's an idea that is off-topic... rather than worrying about a
> draft or unfair calling up of reserves and training... why not make
> all police officers part of the reserves? Around where I live, there
> are three times as many police officers as we need. They have nothing
> to do.
> On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:17:45 GMT, Glenn - USAEyes.org
> <glenn.hageleSTOPSPAM[at]USAEyes.org> wrote:
> > And don't forget Ragnar, this is the Israel air force. The US Air
> > Force and Naval pilots can have LASEK, but they cannot have LASIK if
> > they are in certain divisions.
> > > Glenn Hagele
> > Executive Director
> > Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance
> > > Email to glenn dot hagele at usaeyes dot org
> > > http://www.USAEyes.org
> > http://www.ComplicatedEyes.org
> > > I am not a doctor.

> And don't forget Ragnar, this is the Israel air force. The US Air
> Force and Naval pilots can have LASEK, but they cannot have LASIK if
> they are in certain divisions.
> Glenn Hagele
> Executive Director
> Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance
> Email to glenn dot hagele at usaeyes dot org
> http://www.USAEyes.org
> http://www.ComplicatedEyes.org
> I am not a doctor.

> (IsraelNN.com) If you are one of many who underwent Lasek laser surgery for
> the removal of eyeglasses, perhaps in the hope of becoming eligible to apply
> for the Air Force's pilot training program, you may as well begin looking
> for an alternative military career.
> The IDF's weekly BaMahane magazine reports that people who underwent Lasek
> surgery are not eligible to apply for the pilot training program under
> regulations established by the air force's medical board. Those who wear
> eyeglasses or had the surgery are ineligible to apply.
> The decision was handed down last week after Air Force medical experts
> consulted with ophthalmologists, admitting data and long-term studies and
> patient follow-up are not available. Lt.-Colonel Dr. Bella Azzariya admits
> data is limited, adding the Air Force is unable to determine how altitude,
> lack of oxygen and other factors will impact a person who underwent the
> surgery, so the medical experts are compelled to take a hard-line approach
> in the matter.
> Dr. Azzariya added pilots who underwent the surgery will be permitted to
> continue flying, but will be compelled to undergo periodical examinations to
> monitor the situation.
> http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=79743