Laser in situ keratomileusis in a combat jet aircraft pilot.
Pilots who have had laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery are disqualified from flying status in a combat jet aircraft in the United States Navy and Air Force. We report the case of a jet aircraft pilot who had LASIK for myopia. The pilot resumed flights 2 weeks after the procedure and has performed several dozen uneventful daylight flights in a combat jet aircraft. We recommend a clinical study to reevaluate the appropriateness of LASIK in military jet aircraft aviation.
Levy
Yair
Y
Israel Air Force Aeromedical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. yairnlevy@yahoo.com
Zadok
David
D
Barenboim
Erez
E
D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000401:Aircraft; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014945:Wound Healing