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The academy provides PRK (not Lasik) to a select few of mids and you don't have to be service selecting aviation (at least you didn't when I went through). PRK is the ONLY authorized eye surgery for aviation folks. The difference b/w the two procedures is different only in the Lasik cuts a small flap on the eyeball, lasers the eye, then lays the flap back down, then your eye heals fairly quickly and seals the flap. PRK shaves a small layer of the eyeball, lasers the eye, then they put on a clear contact for about three days to protect the eye, and in about that time your eye growns a new "lense" and you are "good to go". With the amount of G's a pilot pulls and such it is unknown if the "flap" that is cut during a Lasik procedure would hold, which is why PRK is the only authorized eye surgery.
Well, worth it - I had it done. Walked out with about 20+ classmates of mine and had 20/25 the day of the procedure. Ended up w/ 20/10 and 20/15 and about 8-9yrs later I have 20/20.