Conscription Myopia Surgery FAQs

Mondo Health Updated on 2024-01-28

Registration for the 2024 conscription is now open!Conscription into the military is a dream for many. But not everyone who has a dream can achieve it, and every year some people fail to pass the medical examination because of myopia. However, with the development of medical technology, myopia surgery has brought hope to these friends, and their vision can be corrected through surgery to achieve the goal. So today, I will take you to understand the common problems of myopia surgery for conscription, I hope it can help you.

1. What are the vision requirements for conscription physical examination?Unaided visual acuity less than 4 in either eye5. Unqualified.

Unaided visual acuity less than 4 in either eye8. Corrected visual acuity examination is required, and the corrected visual acuity of any eye is lower than 48 or the correction degree is more than 600 degrees, unqualified. Refractive error after excimer laser surgery (without phakic intraocular lens implantation and other procedures) for more than half a year, without complications, and the unaided visual acuity of any eye reaches 48. Fundus examination is normal, except for qualified soldiers. That is to say, the unaided visual acuity is 45 and above, all are fine. If the unaided visual acuity is less than 45. Myopia surgery can be selected, but only lasers can be done, and ICL lens implantation cannot be selected.

2. What kind of myopia surgery is better to join the army?

Myopia surgery is not necessarily the faster the effect, the newer the better, the higher the cost, the best is the best for you. Myopia surgery suitable for people joining the military includes: full femtosecond, half femtosecond and other surgical methods, which need to be preoperatively examined first and selected in combination with the eye condition. For example, many people who have come to the hospital for surgery recently choose ReLEx. However, ReLEx requires a higher corneal thickness.

3. How much can I achieve after surgery?Can you pass the military inspection?

Generally speaking, after the preoperative examination, the doctor will evaluate based on the examination data and give a best-corrected visual acuity, that is, the best visual acuity with appropriate glasses before surgery. Best-corrected visual acuity varies from person to person, but generally varies at 10 and above.

4. Does it affect to join the army after myopia surgery?Will it affect training?

First of all, myopia correction surgery is approved by the military examination, and after the operation, normal physical training can be carried out, as long as you pay attention to the eyes from collision and the like, it will not affect the training of joining the army.

5. Do I need to be hospitalized for myopia surgery?

Myopia surgery takes about 10 minutes, and you can go home after the surgery, and you don't need to be hospitalized or bedridden. Generally, if you have a quick recovery, you can use your eyes normally after the re-examination on the second day, and you can follow the doctor's instructions during the postoperative recovery period, which is not very different from your daily life.

Hefei Huaxia Celebrity Eye Hospital Warm Tips: It is recommended that conscripted young people undergo myopia surgery more than half a year in advance, the more sufficient recovery time, the more guaranteed the physical examination and vision clearance, and the more stable the vision after arriving in the army.

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