he got a heavy knock playing 5-aside, then the next day when he was driving one of his retinas totally slipped, so he went half blind and smashed his landrover into a lamppost.FatherTed wrote:
My dad had both his retinas re-attached by laser surgery
I was born without any. Thankfully my tongue is elongated so I could lick them like a lizard does.Mek-Stizzle wrote:
What was wrong with your eye lids?Ty wrote:
I've had eye-lid surgery. Not the same thing I imagine...
at first i was like then i was likeTy wrote:
I was born without any. Thankfully my tongue is elongated so I could lick them like a lizard does.Mek-Stizzle wrote:
What was wrong with your eye lids?Ty wrote:
I've had eye-lid surgery. Not the same thing I imagine...
No not really, but the truth is far less interesting.
SexyTy wrote:
I was born without any. Thankfully my tongue is elongated so I could lick them like a lizard does.Mek-Stizzle wrote:
What was wrong with your eye lids?Ty wrote:
I've had eye-lid surgery. Not the same thing I imagine...
You can wear contact lenses as a pilot (but not to correct near vision).Adams_BJ wrote:
You have to have good vision before you are eligible, BF2s did the same to my eyes, and I am starting to get worried. Once oyu are in however the eyesight can go and you can stay. Im just trying to hold out another year or soMek-Stizzle wrote:
It seems the rules are hazy on that, because I swear I've seen pilots with glasses and shit. And in this day and age with all these computers and shit, unless you live a farm life it's pretty hard to keep perfect vision (I managed until very recently, bf2s killed my eyesight , thats right, bf2s, not doing coursework)FEOS wrote:
You have to be 20/50 or better (uncorrected) before entering pilot training, though.
damn u guise
But I'm guessing for things like the Air Force, you need to go in with perfect eyesight
The CAA does not recommend refractive surgery to gain a medical certificate to fly. The decision to
have this type of treatment must be between you and your eye specialist. In fact the certification limits
of eye correction with glasses and the limits of refraction before surgery are the same, so it is not
possible to gain a medical certificate by having refractive surgery, that you would not have obtained by
wearing glasses. However, if you have had refractive surgery, Class 1 certification will be considered
three months after a LASIK procedure, (provided an assessment including refraction has been carried
out at two months post-operatively). Certification can be considered six months after LASEK/PRK for
myopia (provided an assessment is carried out at three months post-operatively at Gatwick).
is usually possible one year after other types of operation.
Please note that:
• The pre-operative refraction should not have been more than + 5.00 to -6 dioptres.
• An assessment by an eye specialist will be required.
• Stability of refraction must be achieved. To show this you will need to obtain a report showing your refraction.
• You must have no problems with glare.
He's talking about for the Air Force or Navy. For the Air Force it's 20/70 I saw and the navy is 20/50.Dauntless wrote:
You can wear contact lenses as a pilot (but not to correct near vision).Adams_BJ wrote:
You have to have good vision before you are eligible, BF2s did the same to my eyes, and I am starting to get worried. Once oyu are in however the eyesight can go and you can stay. Im just trying to hold out another year or soMek-Stizzle wrote:
It seems the rules are hazy on that, because I swear I've seen pilots with glasses and shit. And in this day and age with all these computers and shit, unless you live a farm life it's pretty hard to keep perfect vision (I managed until very recently, bf2s killed my eyesight , thats right, bf2s, not doing coursework)
damn u guise
But I'm guessing for things like the Air Force, you need to go in with perfect eyesight
This is what the British Aviation Authority say about eye surgery for commercial pilots:The CAA does not recommend refractive surgery to gain a medical certificate to fly. The decision to
have this type of treatment must be between you and your eye specialist. In fact the certification limits
of eye correction with glasses and the limits of refraction before surgery are the same, so it is not
possible to gain a medical certificate by having refractive surgery, that you would not have obtained by
wearing glasses. However, if you have had refractive surgery, Class 1 certification will be considered
three months after a LASIK procedure, (provided an assessment including refraction has been carried
out at two months post-operatively). Certification can be considered six months after LASEK/PRK for
myopia (provided an assessment is carried out at three months post-operatively at Gatwick).
is usually possible one year after other types of operation.
Please note that:
• The pre-operative refraction should not have been more than + 5.00 to -6 dioptres.
• An assessment by an eye specialist will be required.
• Stability of refraction must be achieved. To show this you will need to obtain a report showing your refraction.
• You must have no problems with glare.
Do you know if getting the PRK surgery is detectable by any means?ELITE-UK wrote:
I work in the Optical industry and as a Optical technician i should tell you to get whats best for you...but get glasses keeps me in work
Cheaper and can not go wrong...even if its rare...
I was gonna post a tard picture of some eyelids..but I found that they were too scaryMek-Stizzle wrote:
What was wrong with your eye lids?Ty wrote:
I've had eye-lid surgery. Not the same thing I imagine...
Probably. I mean, you're leaving minute scars in your eyes. I have a tiny wrinkle over my left eye from LASIK that optometrists can see.ThaReaper wrote:
Do you know if getting the PRK surgery is detectable by any means?ELITE-UK wrote:
I work in the Optical industry and as a Optical technician i should tell you to get whats best for you...but get glasses keeps me in work
Cheaper and can not go wrong...even if its rare...
if you join the navy......ThaReaper wrote:
Well, I'm hoping that if I do make it in to pilot training, they'll do it for me.
Your eye muscles are retarded..Sup wrote:
My eye flickers sometimes when I'm tired, left eye. It flickers left and right. Dunno if a surgery could fix that. Doc says its cos my eye muscles got lazy.
Yeah I wear contacts too. Theres no way in hell I could keep my eye open while they laser my eyes >_>.Ryan wrote:
I just wear contacts. I can handle the thought of them peeling the cornea of my eye off and shooting lazars into it.
I know, but if they say that about commercial flying I doubt it will be less stringent for military.ThaReaper wrote:
He's talking about for the Air Force or Navy. For the Air Force it's 20/70 I saw and the navy is 20/50.
Really? In Canada its 20/20. And you if you have to start wearing glasses after joining, its all good.FEOS wrote:
You have to be 20/50 or better (uncorrected) before entering pilot training, though.ThaReaper wrote:
Well, I'm hoping that if I do make it in to pilot training, they'll do it for me.