Kef and Dave
I had LASIK 18 months ago and am going for my Class 1 in early January. The CAA wanted to see my pre- and post-operative assessments, and I may have to see an opthalmologist when I attend, but LASIK itself is no barrier to a Class 1. You must be within +5 to -5D before treatment, be a minimum of 12 months post-op (although I think they may be about to reduce this), have no glare or other complications, and have 6/6 or better post-op.
My LASIK was a complete success - to the best of my knowledge I have no complications and was signed off by my clinic 9 months ago at 6/5 vision. I'm actually more worried about the colour blindness tests. They had some on the telly last week after Life of Mammals on the BBC, and I got one of the three wrong. I've since tracked down the Ishihara tests on the Web and got 24 slides in a row correct, but I'm still now a little concerned about the Lantern tests I believe they do at Gatwick.
Max
I tell you what I would pack it in for though - my own business, lots of dosh, and the freedom to fly for my own pleasure when and where I want
Err - that's me (although I could always use more dosh). Shall we swap?
