Administrative Guidelines. STATUS: Active Duty and Activated Reservist (currently on “active duty”) • AGE LIMIT: 21 • RETENTION CRITERIA (TIME REMAINING ON ACTIVE DUTY AFTER SURGERY DATE): o ARMY ACTIVE DUTY: 6 months o NAVY/MARINE ACTIVE DUTY: 12 months o AIR FORCE ACTIVE DUTY: 6 months o RESERVISTS ON ACTIVE DUTY: Service standards • DEPLOYMENTS: No scheduled deployments within 3 months of surgery • COMMANDER’S AUTHORIZATION1: Valid for 6 months • SMALLPOX IMMUNIZATION: no laser treatments within 3 weeks of smallpox immunization (Ask); no immunization up to 4 months after laser treatment2 • OPTOMETRY POST-OPERATIVE CARE: Optometrist must be within 2 hours of patient’s duty location; Patient must have a managed care agreement unless LRMC is providing post-op care. If member is PCSing within 90 Days after surgery a new MCA must be completed by the gaining unit Optometrist.
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Sources: Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program (Wresp) Clinical Guidelines, Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program Checklist