PRK or Lasek in the Marine Corps.?
PRK or Lasek in the Marine Corps.?
I am enlisting into the Marine Corps. no matter what. Currently I am waiting for a waiver because of a high eye refraction. I measure up to -12 and -9 in my eyes. I plan to go in as 0300 infantry or 1371 combat engineer. I understand for engineer I will have a program code of CM which doesn’t really guarantee 1371 exact so I have a big chance of getting something else. Therefore I am 90% sure to go as infantry.
I am hoping to get PRK or Lasek in the military but I am not sure if I will be a good candidate for any eye surgery. This is mainly due to the high eye refraction. I’m wondering if any Marines out there can help me with this problem especially those who have or had really bad eye sight as close to mine, -12. Since I will be going in as infantry, what is the waiting period to get the eye surgery? Will I be put in front as priority for the operation since I’ll be infantry?
If in the event I am not able to get the eye surgery from the Marine Corps, will I be allowed to get it outside in the civilian world. I already know a doctor who can perfrom LASEK on me and I already qualify as a good candidate. I’m not getting my eye surgery from him only because I will have to wait another 6 months just so I can go into recruit training. Also I may be disqualified if anything were to go wrong.
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Blue posted: 21 Jun at 2:05 pm
I had terrible eyesight too. So terrible that I didn’t qualify for PRK or Lasik but I did qualify for ICL (Implantable Contact Lens) surgery. It’s just what the name says- a permanent contact lens. The Army covered it and the surgery took half an hour and was painless. Recovery time was 2 weeks and I know have perfect vision. Trust me, they can fix your eyes.