Oct
24
Pilots Could Improve Near Vision
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Mohen Naorem asked:
adio eye treatment now ready, pilots can now avail the opprtunity of correcting near vision. US pilots who are considering having conductive keratoplasty to improve their vision may now do so without losing their aeromedical certification for flying. First, before considering CK, the pilot should check with the employer (if employed by the airlines) or flight medical examiner to determine if CK is an appropriate treatment option and if post-CK vision meets their individual requirements for flying.
In 2004, Refractec’s NearVision CK became the leading nonlaser refractive procedure in the US and is the fastest growing vision procedure since the introduction of LASIK. To date, more than 125, 000 CK treatments have been performed worldwide and more than 800 physicians are certified to perform NearVision CK.
NearVision CK uses radiofrequency energy, instead of a laser, to reshape the cornea. There is no cutting and no removal of tissue. The procedure takes less than three minutes and is done in-office with only topical (eye drop) anesthesia. In FDA studies, 98 percent of patients could see J5 (magazine and newspaper size print) following the procedure and 87 percent could read J3 or phonebook-sized print.
NearVision CK is performed using a probe thinner than a strand of hair that releases radiofrequency energy. Applied to the cornea in a circular pattern, the radio waves shrink small areas of collagen to create a constrictive band (like the tightening of a belt) that increases the curvature of the cornea, bringing near vision back into focus.
“Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a vision correction procedure for pilots validates the safety and value of CK as a refractive treatment,” said Mitchell B Campbell, president of Refractec, Inc. “Only the safest and most effective procedures obtain an FAA protocol, and we are thrilled that pilots can now enjoy the benefits of NearVision CK.”
NearVision CK is indicated for the temporary improvement of near vision in emmetropic presbyopes (those who require only reading glasses) and hyperopic presbyopes (those who require reading and distance glasses).
If found applicable, pilots all over the world will greatly benefit in near future.
LINDSEY
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adio eye treatment now ready, pilots can now avail the opprtunity of correcting near vision. US pilots who are considering having conductive keratoplasty to improve their vision may now do so without losing their aeromedical certification for flying. First, before considering CK, the pilot should check with the employer (if employed by the airlines) or flight medical examiner to determine if CK is an appropriate treatment option and if post-CK vision meets their individual requirements for flying.
In 2004, Refractec’s NearVision CK became the leading nonlaser refractive procedure in the US and is the fastest growing vision procedure since the introduction of LASIK. To date, more than 125, 000 CK treatments have been performed worldwide and more than 800 physicians are certified to perform NearVision CK.
NearVision CK uses radiofrequency energy, instead of a laser, to reshape the cornea. There is no cutting and no removal of tissue. The procedure takes less than three minutes and is done in-office with only topical (eye drop) anesthesia. In FDA studies, 98 percent of patients could see J5 (magazine and newspaper size print) following the procedure and 87 percent could read J3 or phonebook-sized print.
NearVision CK is performed using a probe thinner than a strand of hair that releases radiofrequency energy. Applied to the cornea in a circular pattern, the radio waves shrink small areas of collagen to create a constrictive band (like the tightening of a belt) that increases the curvature of the cornea, bringing near vision back into focus.
“Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a vision correction procedure for pilots validates the safety and value of CK as a refractive treatment,” said Mitchell B Campbell, president of Refractec, Inc. “Only the safest and most effective procedures obtain an FAA protocol, and we are thrilled that pilots can now enjoy the benefits of NearVision CK.”
NearVision CK is indicated for the temporary improvement of near vision in emmetropic presbyopes (those who require only reading glasses) and hyperopic presbyopes (those who require reading and distance glasses).
If found applicable, pilots all over the world will greatly benefit in near future.
LINDSEY
Sep
4
Pilots prone to cataracts
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Anonymous asked:
AIRLINE pilots are at higher risk of developing cataracts because of exposure to cosmic rays while aloft. Researchers at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik studied 445 men aged 50 or older of whom 79 were pilots and 71 had cataracts, concluding the pilots had triple the risk of developing cataracts.
“The association between the cosmic radiation exposure of pilots and the risk of nuclear cataracts, adjusted for age, smoking status and sunbathing habits, indicates that cosmic radiation may be a causative factor in nuclear cataracts among commercial airline pilots,” wrote study author Vilhjalmur Rafnsson in the journal Archives of Ophthalmology.
Smoking has been found to raise the risk of cataracts. Astronauts have also been shown to have a higher risk of cataracts, the report said.
CLYDE
AIRLINE pilots are at higher risk of developing cataracts because of exposure to cosmic rays while aloft. Researchers at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik studied 445 men aged 50 or older of whom 79 were pilots and 71 had cataracts, concluding the pilots had triple the risk of developing cataracts.
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“The association between the cosmic radiation exposure of pilots and the risk of nuclear cataracts, adjusted for age, smoking status and sunbathing habits, indicates that cosmic radiation may be a causative factor in nuclear cataracts among commercial airline pilots,” wrote study author Vilhjalmur Rafnsson in the journal Archives of Ophthalmology.
Smoking has been found to raise the risk of cataracts. Astronauts have also been shown to have a higher risk of cataracts, the report said.
CLYDE