Lasik Eye Correction

other than Laser Eye Surgery, is there any other type of eye surgery?

Lasik disqualifies you from USAF flight training, but I don't think anything else (correction) does.

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1. Laser eye surgery, that I know of, is best for smoothing corneal defects which cause astigmatism. There's also lens replacement surgery, usually for lens obscured by cataracts. Last I knew, USAF sight requirements were either 20/20 or 20/40 each eye, uncorrected. Of course, you could always call the nearest recruiter and ask.
2. Any kind of eye surgery disqualifies you from USAF flight training. Contact lenses are your best bet unless you want to be a fighter pilot, in which case you must have perfect 20/20 vision or you can't get in the program.
3. As well as LASIK, u have other forms of corneal refractive surgery, the most popular ones being LASEK and PRK, although im not sure whether this would be allowed for the air force. Another alternative is using Orthokeratology contact lenses, these are gas permeable lenses designed to remould the front of your eye while you sleep and give 20/20 vision throughout the day without wearing your contact lenses or glasses.
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