Is it impossible to become a pilot if you have had LASIK? Why is PRK preferred over LASIK? Eye doctors and opthalmologists under you, can you give an answer to this? PRK has a longer recovery period, but still is it safer than Lasik, which seems to have a very fast recovery compared to LASIK? Can anyone recommend a good web site where I can get all this kind of information?

I may not be getting this 100% correct, but my sister is trying to become a pilot and she had to get PRK because of the fact that LASIK involves peeling back a layer of the eye, making the correction, then relaying that layer. The thing is, is that the layer never really "heals", and if you ever have further corrections made, they no longer need peel back a layer as that cut was made in the initial surgery. Pilots are put under more strenuous conditions, so they need PRK. I would recommend looking up more info about what PRK and LASIK are on wikipedia or other sites.