2007-03-03 19:11:56 · 10 answers · asked by espers_cypher 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Yes you can still fly after receiving the surgery.
Here is the link the FAA website where it answer that very question.
http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/medical_certification/faq/response12/
Hope this helps and good luck with the surgery!
2007-03-04 00:23:19 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, my mom got LASIK surgery about 5 or 6 years ago, and we've flown multiple times since then, so your completely safe. By the way, theprez7 is wrong; most places now do blade-less surgery, so they don't have to slice open your eye. When my mom had it done, they were still doing it with the blade, and she came out fine, 20/20 vision and all.
2007-03-05 11:52:44 · answer #2 · answered by lazerybyl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, I wouldn't go with Lasik eye surgery. In Lasik eye surgery they slice your eyeball, zap it and then put the flap back down. If the flap is not put down properly, your vision can become distorted. The best bet is to get in touch with London Place Eye Center in New Westminster British Columbia. The toll free phone number is 1-800-395-7483. Their address is: 918 twelfth Street. V3M 6B1. www.lasereye.com.
2007-03-03 19:28:36 · answer #3 · answered by theprez7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can fly and no you dont need 20/20 for a private pilots license... you do for a first class medical, the one for airline pilots however... But it can be corrected, by lenses or lasik surgery...
2007-03-04 03:11:50 · answer #4 · answered by ALOPILOT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baby, if I can't fly a plane BEFORE Lasik surgery, how do you expect me to fly a plane AFTER?
2007-03-03 19:15:43 · answer #5 · answered by Debi in LA 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes you can. some of these people have half an answer. you can also fly without it. i do. i will be getting PRK (another type of laser eye surgey that doesn't create a flap that will come loose under high G's) so that i can fly for the military. on the civilian side, as long as you can pass your FAA medical, you will be fine.
2007-03-04 05:53:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-19 15:38:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't immediatly after the surgery, but after a couple days, of course.
2007-03-03 19:16:06 · answer #8 · answered by Aubrey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can as long as you provide the FAA with the appropriate documentation proving you can see clearly with little/no side-effects.
2007-03-03 21:05:53 · answer #9 · answered by barrych209 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have 20/20 vision, without any night blindness problems, yes.
2007-03-03 19:23:38 · answer #10 · answered by pyro_bs6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋