Want to Work in Space? Squinters Can Now Apply

Poor eyesight has long been the bugaboo of many aspiring astronauts, disqualifying more would-be space travelers than any other physical requirement since the beginning of the U.S. astronaut program in 1959. Now, nearly a half-century after the program began, NASA is loosening its vision standards, allowing more men and women to reach for dreams of flying into space. Read more

 

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Navy Medicine Takes First Step With LASIK for Aviators

For the first time, as part of a new program, the vision correction surgery LASIK has been performed on an aviator.
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10 Minutes, Perfect Vision

For anyone who's a slave to glasses or contacts, it's hard not to wonder whether laser eye surgery might be the ticket to freedom from corrective lenses.
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PRK O.K. for U.S. Army Special Forces Using Night Vision Goggles

Photorefractive keratectomy, or PRK causes no loss of visual resolution, and in fact improves uncorrected visual acuity and visual resolution during use of night vision goggles.  In a study sponsored by the U.S. Army Medical Command and conducted at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center 38 eyes of the 19 active-duty U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers received PRK, the second most common form of refractive surgery after LASIK, for correction of nearsightedness and astigmatism.  At the three-month postoperative assessment, 33 of the 38 eyes (86.8 percent) achieved uncorrected visual acuity of 20/20 or better.  In addition, uncorrected visual resolution was signifigantly enhanced , compared to preoperative levels.
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Laser Surgery Battle-Worthy in Army's Eyes

Vision Treatment Shown to Give Soldiers an Edge

After years of skepticism, the military is embracing laser eye surgery with enthusiasm, envisioning soldiers in Afghanistan and other hot spots who no longer have to worry about glasses fogging up or contacts popping out due to combat. 
Read moreThe new advanced diagnostic testing program at Cullom Eye and Laser Center is seeking new solutions through new wavefront technology. This revolutionary program will be unique in this regeon.  Originally developed as part of the Star Wars anti-missile defense program and used by astronomers to enhance the images found through ground-based telescopes, wavefront technology is now positioned as possibly the biggest breakthrough in refractive surgery in years.
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Star Wars technology could offer new hope to those experiencing problems after laser vision correction