Would anyone hazard a guess whether the 3 month lapse of Class 1 following laser surgery will ever be reduced further?
Following surgery for minor/moderate myopia (no astigmatism), most people I speak to seem to say the vision is fine within a matter of weeks.
I have a Class 1 and don't NEED to have it done, but would like one day to throw away the glasses/contacts. I doubt an employer would sign off a 3 month holiday whilst you wait to become medically valid again!
Would be nice if the CAA maybe looked at it case-by-case. The numbers of active pilots getting laser surgery is probably relatively small. A check up 2 weeks after the surgery may indicate everything is fine and work can commence again.
Interested in anybody's thoughts on this...