[pct-l] Lasik and altitude

[kraig.mottar at verizon.net (Kraig Mottar)]

This lasik surgery sounds great. I wonder who all can have it.
I think I recall hear that is not an option available to me.
Anyone know all the details?

Peace,

Kraig

>From: Lawrence Beals <lbealsjr@gmail.com>
>Date: Wed Oct 19 01:36:19 CDT 2005
>To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Lasik and altitude

>Interesting reading (if taken with a grain of salt) for both contact
>wearers and LASIK (and other types) patients on the effect of
>altitude,
>
>http://www.usaeyes.org/faq/subjects/altitude.htm
>
>hike safe
>
>Bear
>
>On 10/19/05, Robert Snook <verdick@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have not heard any problems related to altitude and Lasik.  In the
>> initial screening process, they check to make sure your cornea is
>> thick enough to undergo the surgery and still have plenty left.
>> Everything I've read points to there be no problem with having Lasik
>> and going up in altitude.
>>
>> There were problems with RK patients who went up very high in altitude
>> shortly after having their surgery, however, but RK goes much deeper
>> into the cornea than Lasik does.
>> _______________________________________________
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