>Hal,
>
>I had myopia surgery with a laser. Due to an excess of eye drops, I 
>developed 
>glaucoma. The surgeon had me change RX to one without corticoids (sp?). =
My 
>pressure is back to normal, and the wounds seem to have healed. But since 
>this 
>whole mess is so recent, I, like a good weenie, am afraid diving might 
>have dire
>consequences.
>
>Clear now? Thanks.
>
>Carlos Accioly
Carlos,
I recently had a discussed the issue of diving after RK, PK, and the =
newest Lasix
surgeries. One of the teams that developed these and promoted these =
surgeries in
the US said that after myopia surgeries in general, sport diving to =
130fsw or so
was OK after initial healing which is 4-6 months depending upon the =
surgery involved.
He went on to state that if I was crazy enough to dive to 300fsw or =
deeper then the
risk of doing so after healing was probably insignificant compared to =
the risk of the
dive itself. Interesting thought process.

However, he also stated that commerical divers are generally =
prohibited from diving
past that 130fsw mark after these surgeries for fear of the stress =
placed on the cornea.

If you had a laser =B3blade=B2 RK, it=B9s probably safe to dive as =
soon as you no longer 
need drops and if healing is complete. Don=B9t dive if the drops =
contain steroids - as apparently your earlier ones. If you had the =
lasix procedure, it=B9s so new I=B9m not sure
anyone can give you solid advice.

Good Luck. You might call and discuss this with Dr. Casebeer in =
Scottsdale, Arizona who
is a pioneer in this field in the US. I=B9m sure there are others who =
could offer good advice
as well.

Hal
did. 

Harold H. Gartner III
hgartner@ra*.or*

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