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Old 13th Feb 2008, 14:48
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I think the required wait before you can apply for a Class 1 medical after you had LASIK done is minimum 6 months.
I believe this information to be wrong, stabilized vision is a requirement. I had a 1st class certificate about six weeks post surgery.
It is actually 3 months for LASIK and 6 months for PRK.
JAR Class 1 visual standards as applied by the UK CAA:
http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?ca...90&pageid=2189 - See under "Refactive Surgery"

I belive there are, or might be, some small variations from country to country regarding the different limits and wait-times etc.

What I said in my previous post about the pre-op vision is not entirely correct. Your vision pre-op, at least for the UK, should be no worse than +5/-6, but if you're just outside you can discuss your case with the CAA Medical Department.
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