Hi guys, sorry i've not been back sooner but you know how it is!!!!.
Firstly,i'm not sure about the regs but the caa knew about my astigmetism,so it was up to them to pass me or not!!But I have now got my Class 1 medical with no restrictions on it .
My stats were Right eye:-3.00/-2.00x170 ,Left eye:-2.75/-1.75x12 not sure about my stats now but I can read the bottom line of the chart eyes unaided and eyes together so I think its pretty good!!
The proceedure I had was to create a flap on the cornea fold it back and then to do the lasering on the cut surface,then once the area had been cleaned,the flap was folded back down.The whole proceedure for both eyes took about 30 mins from start to finish.
This way when the eye blinks,it does not rub on any raw areas and hence not much pain at all.The only discomfort I had was the evening after the proceedure,my eyes were abit stingy but I had to put drops in every hour up until I went to bed.
But the next day, when I looked out of the window,it was as if I had my contact lenses in and there was no pain at all.The results of my eye surgery is excellent I would definitly recommend it to anyone.
I would advise anybody seeking to have this proceedure done to do lots of research on the subject like I did and also check your prescription with your optician,because there are limits to having it done.The place I went to was Ultralase in Hammersmith in London.
Hope this can give of some help.
mackey