PRK or LASIK military members inside!
03-28-2007, 10:10 AM
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PRK or LASIK military members inside! Ok, I'm going for eye surgery to correct my farsightedness. I need to know what type of surgery you had and if you had any complications afterward. Also what is your military job? I'm a flight engineer for CH-47's and maybe putting my packet in to go to flight school. So any info helps. Thanks guys.
JK but he is right its PRK or nothing for flyers 
03-28-2007, 06:09 PM
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I'm a USMC pilot with PRK.
.....Well worth it. You can't push negative G's with lasik or your eyeballs will fall apart. FOD in the cockpit is a big no-no......
.....Well worth it. You can't push negative G's with lasik or your eyeballs will fall apart. FOD in the cockpit is a big no-no......
03-28-2007, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by LT Malice
I'm a USMC pilot with PRK.
.....Well worth it. You can't push negative G's with lasik or your eyeballs will fall apart. FOD in the cockpit is a big no-no......
.....Well worth it. You can't push negative G's with lasik or your eyeballs will fall apart. FOD in the cockpit is a big no-no......
but ya cant pick up the FOD if u dont have any eyeballs to see with
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03-28-2007, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by LT Malice
I'm a USMC pilot with PRK.
.....Well worth it. You can't push negative G's with lasik or your eyeballs will fall apart. FOD in the cockpit is a big no-no......
.....Well worth it. You can't push negative G's with lasik or your eyeballs will fall apart. FOD in the cockpit is a big no-no......
03-28-2007, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Malicious
Boy its a no no but you might be surprised all the weird **** our pilots leave/drop in our jets
I was doing solo aerobatics yesterday at 8500ft. I had a half full bottle of water in my mapcase. At the top a cuban 8, It started raining heavily in the cockpit. There was a pool of water on my canopy. I held the airplane inverted and soaked up the water with my gloves. I rolled upright and **** was everywhere.
I had touched 9900ft at the top of my loop, and the hi pressure air in the bottle caused it to explode, and the cap shot off, unlocking the mapcase from the inside, allowing the stuff to escape into the cockpit. After I landed I spent 10 minutes picking little pieces of plastic off the floor of my aircraft.
Here is the best part IMHO. AFter it blew up and I rolled upright, the leftover bottom part of the bottle had a good pint of water left in it. I already had to ****, so I didn't want to drink it. I slowed to 120kts, opened the canopy and poured it overboard.
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03-29-2007, 05:33 PM
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Took the survival kit out of a seat last night we removed for FO and I swear the 'hair' that was under the kit in the seat pan couldn't have come but from a few places 
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Originally Posted by LT Malice
totally off topic, but I have to tell somebody.
I was doing solo aerobatics yesterday at 8500ft. I had a half full bottle of water in my mapcase. At the top a cuban 8, It started raining heavily in the cockpit. There was a pool of water on my canopy. I held the airplane inverted and soaked up the water with my gloves. I rolled upright and **** was everywhere.
I had touched 9900ft at the top of my loop, and the hi pressure air in the bottle caused it to explode, and the cap shot off, unlocking the mapcase from the inside, allowing the stuff to escape into the cockpit. After I landed I spent 10 minutes picking little pieces of plastic off the floor of my aircraft.
Here is the best part IMHO. AFter it blew up and I rolled upright, the leftover bottom part of the bottle had a good pint of water left in it. I already had to ****, so I didn't want to drink it. I slowed to 120kts, opened the canopy and poured it overboard.
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I was doing solo aerobatics yesterday at 8500ft. I had a half full bottle of water in my mapcase. At the top a cuban 8, It started raining heavily in the cockpit. There was a pool of water on my canopy. I held the airplane inverted and soaked up the water with my gloves. I rolled upright and **** was everywhere.
I had touched 9900ft at the top of my loop, and the hi pressure air in the bottle caused it to explode, and the cap shot off, unlocking the mapcase from the inside, allowing the stuff to escape into the cockpit. After I landed I spent 10 minutes picking little pieces of plastic off the floor of my aircraft.
Here is the best part IMHO. AFter it blew up and I rolled upright, the leftover bottom part of the bottle had a good pint of water left in it. I already had to ****, so I didn't want to drink it. I slowed to 120kts, opened the canopy and poured it overboard.
/threadjack
03-29-2007, 08:13 PM
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I got PRK about year and a half-two years ago. I am in the USMC infantry. I believe the military only does PRK. It is well worth it. I can't believe I wore contacts as long as I did. Eyes dry out easily for the first six months afterwards. But thats the only side effect. I see 20/20 left eye, 20/15 in right. It's good ****. I sat under the laser for about 45 sec each eye. You can see the steam like stuff and smell your eyes burning.
03-30-2007, 12:29 AM
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do u guys like the pbk? Ive been thinkin about gettin it especially now that I found out I cant be oc sprayed during re le cert whenever I leave here. I know Im a wuss
03-30-2007, 09:57 PM
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Prk is the only laser eye sugury the military does. it usually has like a 98% sucess rate. somthing like that, i am not an eye doctor but i am medical and have friends that deal with this stuff. make sure you write down all your questions and ask them when you see the doctor. there is a few things you should know, like if your eyes ever get worse again, contacts are out the door. your eye ball will have been reshaped and they won't stay. but i don't know many people that has had thier vision worsen since the surgury. good luck with everything let us know how it all goes.
04-03-2007, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by LT Malice
totally off topic, but I have to tell somebody.
I was doing solo aerobatics yesterday at 8500ft. I had a half full bottle of water in my mapcase. At the top a cuban 8, It started raining heavily in the cockpit. There was a pool of water on my canopy. I held the airplane inverted and soaked up the water with my gloves. I rolled upright and **** was everywhere.
I had touched 9900ft at the top of my loop, and the hi pressure air in the bottle caused it to explode, and the cap shot off, unlocking the mapcase from the inside, allowing the stuff to escape into the cockpit. After I landed I spent 10 minutes picking little pieces of plastic off the floor of my aircraft.
Here is the best part IMHO. AFter it blew up and I rolled upright, the leftover bottom part of the bottle had a good pint of water left in it. I already had to ****, so I didn't want to drink it. I slowed to 120kts, opened the canopy and poured it overboard.
/threadjack
I was doing solo aerobatics yesterday at 8500ft. I had a half full bottle of water in my mapcase. At the top a cuban 8, It started raining heavily in the cockpit. There was a pool of water on my canopy. I held the airplane inverted and soaked up the water with my gloves. I rolled upright and **** was everywhere.
I had touched 9900ft at the top of my loop, and the hi pressure air in the bottle caused it to explode, and the cap shot off, unlocking the mapcase from the inside, allowing the stuff to escape into the cockpit. After I landed I spent 10 minutes picking little pieces of plastic off the floor of my aircraft.
Here is the best part IMHO. AFter it blew up and I rolled upright, the leftover bottom part of the bottle had a good pint of water left in it. I already had to ****, so I didn't want to drink it. I slowed to 120kts, opened the canopy and poured it overboard.
/threadjack
My mom had LASIK. Said once she sad up it was worlds different with her vision. no problems at all.