Originally Posted by L'aviateur
For people who are already well within limits and already have a Class One but wish to take laser surgery simply to remove the need for spectacles or contact lenses, does anybody know the procedure with the CAA? How long you will lose your medical for? Whether you can get a Class 2 in the meantime?
Has anyone done this?
Any advice appreciated;
Hello L'aviateur,
I don't know the exact procedure with the CAA, but I can tell you how
the procedure works in Germany at the LBA. I'm in the same situation as you, I've a Class one, I'm well within the limits, but I consider to have a Lasik to remove the need for glasses. In Germany, you're unfit for minimal 6 months. In GB, I think, it's 3 months.
You can find a lot of Lasik on the CAA page
www.caa.co.uk.
Simply type in Lasik in the search field on the top of the right side.
Look at CAA Paper 2001/4, Point 9 "Conclusions": "...PRK and Lasik appear
to be safe for use in commercial aviation, ... ."
At my medical, the eye specialist told me, in general it's no problem to
recertificate you, when an experienced doctor with modern equipment performs the surgery.