AlexEvans
The guidance on refractive surgery states that "the certification limits of eye correction with glasses and the limits of refraction before surgery are the same (+/- 5 diopteres) so it is not possible to gain a medical certificate by having refractive surgery, that you would not have obtained by wearing glasses".
Your point about astigmatism is interesting (astigmatism is what is stopping me from getting a class 1). I've never discussed this with the CAA, and it doesn't actually mention astigmatic correction in any of the guidance. Have you had experience of this, and know that you can correct astigmatism with LASIK and obtain a class 1?
The same guidance states that class 1 will not be considered until three months after LASIK, and one after other types of operation.
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/49/SRG_MED...isual_Stds.pdf
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