Upgrading An Airman's Eyesight

Week of January 01, 2007

Airmen who wear glasses or contact lenses know how difficult it can be to deploy to an environment riddled with sand and dust. The Wilford Hall Refractive Surgery Center is offering to fix this problem, giving Airmen the chance to surgically correct their vision, with no wait. There are many surgical options for patients at the refractive surgery center including Laser-In-Situ Keratomileusis (or LASIK) and Photorefractive Keratectomy, known as PRK. Military members requesting the surgery must first fill out an application, have their commander's authorization and an eyeglass prescription that is at least one to two years old. For more information on LASIK eye surgery, visit http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/LASIK/.

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