Intraocular lens in a fighter aircraft pilot

A pseudophakic pilot of the Israeli air force flying an F-15 (Eagle) aircraft was followed up for three years. He experienced about 100 flying hours, 5% of the time under high g stress. The intraocular lens did not dislocate and no complications were observed. It seems that flying high performance f...

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Published in:British journal of ophthalmology 1991-12, Vol.75 (12), p.752-752
Main Authors: Loewenstein, A, Geyer, O, Biger, Y, Bracha, R, Shochat, I, Lazar, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aerospace Medicine
Follow-Up Studies
Gravitation
Humans
Lenses, Intraocular
Male
Military Personnel
Space life sciences
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Summary:A pseudophakic pilot of the Israeli air force flying an F-15 (Eagle) aircraft was followed up for three years. He experienced about 100 flying hours, 5% of the time under high g stress. The intraocular lens did not dislocate and no complications were observed. It seems that flying high performance fighter aircraft is not contraindicated in pseudophakic pilots.
ISSN:0007-1161
1468-2079
DOI:10.1136/bjo.75.12.752