Clearing the Vision Barrier: Inside Walter Reed's Refractive Surgery Program
February 24, 2026
February 24, 2026
BETHESDA, Maryland, Feb. 24 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news:
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Clearing the Vision Barrier: Inside Walter Reed's Refractive Surgery Program
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As a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman in the early 1980s, Dr. Joseph Pasternak missed his chance to fly by a single line on the eye chart. He could see well with glasses, but the rule then was more unforgiving than it is now: U.S. Navy pilots needed to see 20/20 withou . . .
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Clearing the Vision Barrier: Inside Walter Reed's Refractive Surgery Program
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As a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman in the early 1980s, Dr. Joseph Pasternak missed his chance to fly by a single line on the eye chart. He could see well with glasses, but the rule then was more unforgiving than it is now: U.S. Navy pilots needed to see 20/20 withou . . .