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Can you elaborate? As someone eyeing (sorry) a Lasik operation in the not-to-distant future, I'm genuinely interested.
by piquadrat 9y ago
Can you elaborate? As someone eyeing (sorry) a Lasik operation in the not-to-distant future, I'm genuinely interested.
- CydeWeys 9y agoYou aren't allowed to go into space if you've had laser eye surgery, as there's too much risk of retinal detachment and other unpleasantness in low pressure atmospheres. Hell, you can have issues climbing really tall mountains if you've had Lasik. I'd definitely look into it if I were you.
- andrewflnr 9y agoIt looks like it used to banned for NASA astronauts. That's the best I can find in a few minutes. It's hard for me to imagine an issue for commercial space travel. Edit: forgot my link: https://www.wired.com/2007/09/nasa-approves-a/ https://www.wired.com/2007/09/nasa-approves-a/
- CydeWeys 9y agoLooks like my info is a bit out of date. Thanks for the link!