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#59804 - Mon Dec 19 2011 07:23 AM Bad astigmatism
Determination_never_quits Offline
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Can I still join pararescue with bad astigmatism and get by with just glasses if not should I get PRK surgery cause I know LASEK is not acceptanyed for freefalls thanks any help is appreciated
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#59806 - Mon Dec 19 2011 17:29 PM Re: Bad astigmatism [Re: Determination_never_quits]
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http://www.specialtactics.com/waiver.shtml

Googled PJ/CTT Vision requirements or something like that.

Quote:

Waiver Criteria:

CCT/PJ Medical Standards
Vision standards:

20/70 uncorrected vision, correctable to 20/20 each eye

Maximum waiver standards-

20/100 both eyes corrected to 20/20, or 20/200 worse eye-20/70 better eye, corrected to 20/20 both eyes.

CCT/PJ applicants must have normal color vision

CCT applicants must have normal depth perception-using either OVT or VTA-ND testing

LASIK Surgery is not authorized

PRK is potentially waiverable after 1 year

Maximum Hearing limits:

Unaided hearing loss in either ear with no single value greater than:

Hz: 500 1000 2000 3000 4000 6000

dB: 25 25 25 35 45 45

The above standards are IAW AFI 48-123, with guidance directed by AR 40-501



Depending on the severity of astigmatism/what you score on a vision test, you may not be eligible for a waiver or may require surgery to correct your vision.

From my understanding.

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#60282 - Sun Feb 12 2012 16:54 PM Re: Bad astigmatism [Re: MrLeftHook]
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Loc: AZ
Is the 20/100 in both eyes or 20/70 and 20/200 before prk? So if i had 20/800 in my bad eye and I got prk and I had 20/100 in both eyes could I possibly get a waiver?

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