The U.S. Navy's Doctrine of Laser Eye Surgery 547
The New York Times reports that laser eye surgery — now performed on nearly a third of every new class of midshipmen — is transforming Naval careers. Navy doctors are performing these operations with "assembly-line efficiency," allowing older pilots to continue flying, and those who might otherwise have been disqualified to pursue flight school. The number of procedures has reportedly climbed from 50 to 349 over the past five years. The Navy uses a different procedure than that used on civilians — grinding the cornea rather than cutting a flap — out of fears that the flap could come loose in supersonic combat.
the flap? (Score:5, Funny)
there's a circumsicion joke there somewhere
Let's get it out of the way. (Score:3, Funny)
"Plenty to see here. Cleared for takeoff."
Dammit (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Let's get it out of the way. (Score:5, Funny)
Eye-eye, sir!
Figuratively and now literally (Score:3, Funny)
Aging pilots (Score:5, Funny)
Doctors enter the military for a host of reasons (Score:2, Funny)
And the number one reason that doctors enter the military... That fine butch asshair on all the female cadets.
Nothing to see here... (Score:1, Funny)
Join the Navy... (Score:3, Funny)
Join The Navy, See The World, etc
Re:Navy? (Score:5, Funny)
Because we rarely attack Canada and Mexico. Everyplace else is easier to reach by aircraft carrier.
This is why... (Score:3, Funny)
(carrier landing).
Altitude?
- 1500 feet, sir.
Gear?
-Yes, sir.
Flaps?
- Open, Sir. What the hell? Everything's gone blurry and dark!!!
Not those flaps, Lieutenant!
(Crash... Blammm... splash splash of bits falling into the ocean).
You see, there's a reason they grind instead of do anything involving flaps, and there's also a reason I'm not employed writing comedy dialogue.
Re:the flap? (Score:1, Funny)
*hides*
Re:Grinding your eyeball? (Score:5, Funny)
> I would much rather loose appendages or other sensory organs
It looks like it's too late to save your spelling organ.
Re:They've been doing this in the Army for a while (Score:2, Funny)
They're supposed to go on the other end!
Re:Grinding your eyeball? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Grinding your eyeball? (Score:5, Funny)
ObCliffClavin:
It's a little-known fact that bats actually have very good eyesight. The echolocation isn't compensatory.
Re:Misleading summary (Score:5, Funny)
That depends entirely on how good your vocabulary is.
Re:Let a military doc operate on my eye? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Grinding your eyeball? (Score:2, Funny)
ObGilligan:
Not only that, but their use of sound to locate insects isn't due to bad eyesight.
these doc's are a bit ethically challenged (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Grinding your eyeball? (Score:2, Funny)
Watch what you wish for, you just may get it.
Re:Grinding your eyeball? (Score:5, Funny)
Thanks, I'll try not to loose site of my humility.
Re:Grinding your eyeball? (Score:1, Funny)
my girlfriend doesn't want me peeing on her either, but how does surgery correct this?
Re:Aging pilots (Score:4, Funny)
that's nothing.
we currently have a president who has the lights on, but it appears no one is home...
Re:Grinding your eyeball? (Score:5, Funny)
You shouldn't capitalize the 'p' in pH.
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ball's in your court...
Difference procedure? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:the flap? (Score:5, Funny)
I, for one, (Score:2, Funny)
Considering I'm "overseas" from the US, I sort of wish this were more of a joke than it is.
Re:They've been doing this in the Army for a while (Score:3, Funny)
You've clearly never been in a barracks.
Re:Grinding your eyeball? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Grinding your eyeball? (Score:2, Funny)
I guess my wife has some mod points.
Re:Grinding your eyeball? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Grinding your eyeball? (Score:3, Funny)
Only if you live in an area with a lot of trucks carrying strawberries... otherwise it's most likely that you'll be crushed into a meaty pulp.
Re:the flap? (Score:2, Funny)