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  • Title: Retinal detachment in U.S. Air Force flyers.
    Author: Green RP, Chou TY.
    Journal: Aviat Space Environ Med; 1996 Sep; 67(9):874-9. PubMed ID: 9025806.
    Abstract:
    Retinal detachment is a serious ocular condition, even though 85% can be repaired permanently. Long-term complications include decreased or loss of vision, redetachment, visual field changes, and proliferative vitreoretinpathy. To assess the effect of retinal detachment on flying careers, we reviewed the records of all aviators with a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment who were examined by the Ophthalmology Branch of the Aerospace Medicine Directorate at the Armstrong Laboratory (formerly the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine) from 1967-1986. Of the 19 flyers, 12 were returned to flying duties; only 2 were disqualified for ocular reasons alone. In 10 flyers, the detachments were previously undiagnosed. Associated vitreoretinal pathology was common in both eyes (42%). All received some type of treatment. Redetachment occurred in 4 flyers, but the overall final reattachment rate was 95%. Final posttreatment visual acuities were 20/20 or better in 16 flyers. Treatment-induced myopia was common. Many flyers enjoyed long flying careers after detachment repairs.
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