PMID- 8853835
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19961226
LR  - 20081121
IS  - 0095-6562 (Print)
IS  - 0095-6562 (Linking)
VI  - 67
IP  - 8
DP  - 1996 Aug
TI  - Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in the military aviator: an aeromedical 
      perspective.
PG  - 770-6
AB  - Refractive surgery to visually rehabilitate refractive errors of the eye 
      continues to evolve at a significant pace and is here to stay. The surgical 
      manipulation of the cornea by carefully planned incisions, as in radial 
      keratotomy, represented the first procedure to evolve for the correction of 
      ametropia and is an area of continued active development and improvement. 
      However, many concerns mitigate against this procedure in the aeromedical arena. 
      More recently, photorefractive keratectomy using laser technology to ablate and 
      recontour the corneal surface has emerged as a viable modality. This paper 
      explores the aeromedical factors surrounding this new revolutionary procedure and 
      discusses the issues relevant to evaluating its applicability to the modern 
      military aviator as well as reviewing results of the latest clinical trials 
      currently in progress. The goal is to provide the aeromedical community with the 
      fundamental information required to formulate aeromedical decisions and 
      policy-making in regard to a new procedure that is certain to have tremendous 
      impact on the selection of future aircrew candidates.
FAU - Ivan, D J
AU  - Ivan DJ
AD  - Clinical Sciences Division, Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks, AFB, TX 78235-5301, 
      USA.
FAU - Tredici, T J
AU  - Tredici TJ
FAU - Perez-Becerra, J
AU  - Perez-Becerra J
FAU - Dennis, R
AU  - Dennis R
FAU - Burroughs, J R
AU  - Burroughs JR
FAU - Taboada, J
AU  - Taboada J
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - United States
TA  - Aviat Space Environ Med
JT  - Aviation, space, and environmental medicine
JID - 7501714
SB  - IM
MH  - *Aerospace Medicine
MH  - Cornea/physiopathology/*surgery
MH  - Decision Making
MH  - Humans
MH  - Lasers, Excimer
MH  - Military Personnel
MH  - *Photorefractive Keratectomy
MH  - Postoperative Complications
MH  - Refractive Errors/physiopathology
MH  - *Refractive Surgical Procedures
MH  - Visual Acuity/physiology
RF  - 44
EDAT- 1996/08/01 00:00
MHDA- 1996/08/01 00:01
CRDT- 1996/08/01 00:00
PHST- 1996/08/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1996/08/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1996/08/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Aviat Space Environ Med. 1996 Aug;67(8):770-6.