[Eligibility requirements after refractive surgery. Pilots, professional drivers and applicants for the police and armed forces].
Selection of the appropriate refractive procedure is made by the surgeon according to medical criteria. However, some professions in the Federal Republic of Germany require certain eyesight standards and only permit the performance of certain refractive procedures. Therefore it is crucial for the surgeon to know whether a chosen refractive procedure and visual function meet the eligibility requirements of the patients' profession before the refractive procedure is carried out.The following article provides an overview of the current visual requirements after refractive surgery for pilots, professional drivers and applicants for the armed forces and the police force in the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
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D000401:Aircraft; D001333:Automobile Driver Examination; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000592:standards*; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000592:standards*; D005858:Germany; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D016495:Police / Q000592:standards*; D054140:Refractive Surgical Procedures; D014787:Vision Tests / Q000592:standards