What type of eye surgery is acceptable before RASP with an option 40 contract?

Why?

Just get it once you get into the Army and it's free rather than before and delaying your enlistment

These days I don’t know, come on those high speed viewmasters are hip

Getting any sort of surgery prior to enlistment will delay your enlistment process, typically by a matter of months. Not only do you have to have a predetermined amount of recovery time after any surgeries in accordance with Army Regulation 40-501, you would also need to have a med read submitted by your recruiter to MEPS prior to being able to take the physical. This is because any current or previous medical condition that has an answer of YES on the DD Form 2807-2 (medical prescreening questionnaire) requires permission in advance from the MEPS doctor before the physical.

My understanding, unless things have changed in the 18 months I've been retired, is that if you have a PULHES (physical profile) of at least 111121 ( where E is for eyes), then you can be qualified for Ranger. You could likely get at least a 2 in the eyes without Lasik or PRK beforehand. Like everyone else has said, if you want to be a Soldier more quickly, get in now and get the eye surgery performed on the Army's dime.