Laser eye surgeries like LASIK have been around for many years now, and they have helped millions of people gain vision free from glasses or contacts, but it has never been approved for use on individuals in the U.
S.
military aviation community.
The Bureau of Naval Medicine has chosen to allow four naval aviators to undergo LASIK eye surgery using the IntraLase Method.
So far, one aviator has already had the procedure performed, and as soon as four hours after the LASIK surgery, his eyesight had reached 20/20 vision.
"This is a very important milestone in laser refractive eye surgery like LASIK because the U.
S.
Navy approval of the IntraLase Method truly shows that this is the top of the line procedure, and is safe for people who undergo even the harshest environmental conditions," says Dr.
Daniel Sambursky, a Syracuse, New York LASIK eye surgeon.
One of the reasons the Bureau of Naval Medicine has been hesitant about approving LASIK for their aviators is because of the environmental extremes they are often forced to endure, including high G-forces, extremely high altitudes, changes in air pressure, wind blasts, and dry air.
One of the reasons the Bureau of Naval Medicine is allowing aviators to undergo LASIK now is because of the advancements made in the procedure.
With the IntraLase Method, the entire LASIK procedure is performed with lasers, eliminating the use of blades on the cornea.
With the IntraLase Method, an incredibly precise laser is used to create a flap in the cornea so that the LASIK procedure can be performed.
In the past a blade called a microkeratome was used to create the flap, but this also created higher instances of post-operative complications.
The IntraLase creates the most optimal corneal surface possible so that the LASIK procedure can be performed with greater precision.
"I use the IntraLase Method to perform LASIK in my New York ophthalmology office because it produces better results with fewer complications that past LASIK methods," says Dr.
Sambursky.
"Many of patients not only gain perfect, 20/20 vision, but they can even achieve vision that is better than 20/20.
"
S.
military aviation community.
The Bureau of Naval Medicine has chosen to allow four naval aviators to undergo LASIK eye surgery using the IntraLase Method.
So far, one aviator has already had the procedure performed, and as soon as four hours after the LASIK surgery, his eyesight had reached 20/20 vision.
"This is a very important milestone in laser refractive eye surgery like LASIK because the U.
S.
Navy approval of the IntraLase Method truly shows that this is the top of the line procedure, and is safe for people who undergo even the harshest environmental conditions," says Dr.
Daniel Sambursky, a Syracuse, New York LASIK eye surgeon.
One of the reasons the Bureau of Naval Medicine has been hesitant about approving LASIK for their aviators is because of the environmental extremes they are often forced to endure, including high G-forces, extremely high altitudes, changes in air pressure, wind blasts, and dry air.
One of the reasons the Bureau of Naval Medicine is allowing aviators to undergo LASIK now is because of the advancements made in the procedure.
With the IntraLase Method, the entire LASIK procedure is performed with lasers, eliminating the use of blades on the cornea.
With the IntraLase Method, an incredibly precise laser is used to create a flap in the cornea so that the LASIK procedure can be performed.
In the past a blade called a microkeratome was used to create the flap, but this also created higher instances of post-operative complications.
The IntraLase creates the most optimal corneal surface possible so that the LASIK procedure can be performed with greater precision.
"I use the IntraLase Method to perform LASIK in my New York ophthalmology office because it produces better results with fewer complications that past LASIK methods," says Dr.
Sambursky.
"Many of patients not only gain perfect, 20/20 vision, but they can even achieve vision that is better than 20/20.
"