I’m going to be a senior in college and I will be joining the military (most likely Marines) after I graduate next year but I really have no idea what MOS I will be doing. I’ve already had my eye evaluation and I am a candidate for all of these types of surgeries and I am scheduled to have one this coming week. I talked to a recruiter from the Marines and we discussed the process fairly briefly and they accept all of them, but I know that LASIK is an automatic disqualifier for some jobs and definitely special forces so I’m unlikely to do LASIK. For a while I thought LASEK was basically just the new name for PRK but obviously they are different procedures. To me LASEK seems like the better option because of quicker recovery and less dry eye and haze complications. Any advice on PRK or LASEK? Also, does LASEK disqualify you from some jobs like LASIK? I’m going to talk to the recruiter again tomorrow just to run it by them again but just thought I’d ask for some outside advice before I do. Thanks.

I am not joining the military until after college but I am getting LASEK or PRK surgery this week just because contacts are expensive and my parents have offered to pay for me to have my surgery at one of the most experienced and highest quality surgeons in the state of Texas so I’m definitely taking them up on it. I have already ruled out LASIK as it can disqualify you from some jobs (combat diver, some special forces, etc.) and when I talked to my recruiter they said they prefer PRK just because they know it works. From what my surgeon has said it seems LASEK is more advanced and generally yields better results which puts me in a little bit of a bind because the recruiter says PRK is preferred but the surgeon who is actually an expert with eyes says LASEK and that it is perfectly suitable for the military. All three types are accepted in the military but PRK, and LASEK to a lesser degree, are preferred it seems according to the Marines recruiter I talked to. Any advice between LASEK or PRK from former or current military members? The procedures seem fairly similar so it doesn’t seem like a huge deal to me but I am qualified for both procedures so I am just trying to make the right choice and wouldn’t mind hearing from someone’s opinion in the military on which is better.

I’ve been wearing glasses since the 3rd grade and i’m 18 now. I got LASEK eye surgery yesterday. So how long will it take for the skin under my eyes to thicken?

So i am wanting to join the marines within a couple of weeks but im worried about wearing the BCGs. Not because of how they look ( i could care less) but for the worry of them being a hassle. i dont wanna worry about having to clean them while running through a course if i get mud or dirt on them. would it be okay if i got lasek surgery on my eyes before i signed and went? could i still join after that? and also i know that you can’t wear contacts during boot, but are you allowed to when you get to your job station? any help would be greatly appreciated.

I wear special contacts for astigmatism.

I’m wondering in the future, can I still get LASIK/LASEK eye surgery even though I have astigmatism, nearsightedness, and floaters???

Would they make my floaters appear more?