Posted on Dec 16, 2018
Can you get LASIK Surgery as an ROTC Cadet & have it paid for by the Military?
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do not just go and get lasik surgery. if you get the wrong Laskk surgery than you can get disenrolled from the program. if I was you I would just wait until you finish rotc because any change in medical will require a waiver.
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I have had several fellow officers who have had the Army provided PRK. There is a reason the Army uses the far more expensive surgery, which it doesn't have the issues where the flap created can come loose due to impact. As others have mentioned, a wrong choice here can end your career before it starts so I would stick with waiting till you commission and doing it through the Army.
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PRK is the best way to go, longer healing time but much better vision. (it normally is cheaper than LASIK due to the lack of a flap)
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Unless you are doing the Simultaneous Membership Program and drilling as a traditional reservist or guardsman/guardswoman would you be eligible for a tricare insurance program as a cadet. This being said the reserves and guard will most likely cover some but not all. It has to be approved just like any other medical procedure.
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