I only wish there was an equivalent for presbyopia I chose not to go for mono vision. I know many guys who have had the procedure and have never heard of a problem. BEST investment I ever made. Remember Me? Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Last Jump to page: Results 1 to 10 of Thread: Laser eye surgery and deep diving.
Laser eye surgery and deep diving Has anyone out there had laser eye surgery and dived deep. Re: Laser eye surgery and deep diving Whatever you do, don't go cheap. Good luck. Re: Laser eye surgery and deep diving I am a ful Trimix instructor, and had Lasik in Re: Laser eye surgery and deep diving Did Lasik in and never regreted it Best regards, SS.
Originally Posted by Wol. Has anyone out there had laser eye surgery and dived deep. Re: Laser eye surgery and deep diving Im a commercial saturation diver, so lots of time at deep depths, and have never had an issue with my laser eye surgery. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Last Jump to page:. I also perform aerial flight stunts and am an avid professional diver to depths of 30 fathoms.
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I pulled the following quote from DANs website. The Lasik laser procedure is performed many thousands of times each year. Risks are reported to be minimal and improvement in vision is said to be considerable. The physician performing the procedure will provide you with recommendations for activity following Lasik surgery. In general, it's suggested that you can return to all of your normal activities without disrupting the healing process in two weeks.
However there is no specific data on when it's safe to return to diving, nor has there been any research on the effects of a mask squeeze and the negative pressure it can create on an eye that has had this procedure. Considering the lack of specific data, in uncomplicated cases, a conservative recommendation would be to wait an extra two weeks to allow the eye extra healing time. The above article does not hint at the possibility that you would not be able to ever dive again if you undergo Lasik.
Were there any complications? Any pain the first dive, or could you not even tell? For a common point of reference, my diving is generally long duration dives in the feet range.
If getting Lasik would preclude me from that I wont be getting it. Scuba instructor. I took 4 weeks after my lasik and was doing instructor demos which meant eyes open in a highly chlorinated university pool, then went to about ft shortly thereafter with no issues. I had no issues at all and haven't since. Know quite a few guys that have had it that are regularly doing deep trimix stuff as well. Saboteur Contributor. Messages 1, Reaction score 1, Location Earth of dives - When I had my corrective surgery I opted for a technique that does not require a corneal epithelial flap.
It is possible for those flaps to dislodge, even sometime after surgery. Perhaps consult your ophthalmologist for other procedure options. Snoweman Contributor. Saboteur said:. Click to expand Mine was about 14 years ago. I think I was told to wait a month then--maybe 6 weeks. Whatever it was, I went diving in Cozumel immediately after that waiting period.
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