Intraocular lens in a fighter aircraft pilot.
A pseudophakic pilot of the Israeli air force flying an F-15 (Eagle) aircraft was followed up for three years. He experienced about 100 flying hours, 5% of the time under high g stress. The intraocular lens did not dislocate and no complications were observed. It seems that flying high performance fighter aircraft is not contraindicated in pseudophakic pilots.
Loewenstein
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A
Department of Ophthalmology, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Geyer
O
O
Biger
Y
Y
Bracha
R
R
Shochat
I
I
Lazar
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006112:Gravitation; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel