I had LASIK done in March 2022. I live in the PHX area and the doctors at the practice are former army and air force opthamolgists. They said they've done hundreds of military aviators, so that was good enough for me. Anyways, entire procedure from leaving the waiting room to in post-op was six minutes. It's 30 seconds per eye, seriously. I almost asked the Dr. if he had started when creating the flap on my first eye before he said "right eye is done, let's do your left." I felt zero pain. None! This machine took 18 seconds per eye to create the flap. Afterwards, the nurses guided me to the next machine a few feet away. This one took 10 seconds per eye to reshape the cornea. Best thing you can do is go home and sleep as much as you can. The doctors at this practice give you their personal cell phone number and you can call/text with questions. And my surgeon would answer within 10 minutes, even on a weekend.

FAA is pretty hands off. A week after my surgery, I went in for a check-up and gave the staff the FAA form and fax number. They sent it in and I received a new medical in the mail a couple of weeks later. Took the FAA form to my medical 11 months later. Simple as that. I have solid 20/15 in my left eye and 20/20 in right eye. I paid $5800, includes two years of check-ups and touch ups (if needed).