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Faster return of low-contrast acuity provides LASIK-treated aviators 'combat edge'

U.S. Air Force

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Reviewed by Lt. Col. Charles D. Reilly, MD

Chicago-LASIK has been a safe and effective method for vision correction in U.S. Air Force (USAF) aviators and, considering wavefront-guided procedures, seems to have an advantage for quicker recovery in low-contrast acuity compared with PRK, reported Lt. Col. Charles D. Reilly, MD, at the annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

"Thanks in large part to work done by Steve Schallhorn, MD, and his refractive surgery colleagues in the Navy, the Air Force now allows LASIK in all aviators, including those in ...

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