B737 captain did not clear return to flight status after laser eye surgery.

Attributes
ACN	578920
Time
Date	200304
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : roc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 17900 flight time type : 15000
ASRS Report	578920
Person 2
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Had laser surgery done on apr/wed/03, then flew approximately 6 1/2 hours, (4 flts) with no incident. The doctor who did surgery, and all his staffed knew I was an active airline captain and they told me they do numerous air carrier pilots' eyes. I specifically asked, and was told, no problems. Found out 2 hours ago from an FAA medical designee I was given bad information.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CAPT DID NOT CLR RETURN TO FLT STATUS AFTER LASER EYE SURGERY.

Narrative: HAD LASER SURGERY DONE ON APR/WED/03, THEN FLEW APPROX 6 1/2 HRS, (4 FLTS) WITH NO INCIDENT. THE DOCTOR WHO DID SURGERY, AND ALL HIS STAFFED KNEW I WAS AN ACTIVE AIRLINE CAPT AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DO NUMEROUS ACR PLTS' EYES. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED, AND WAS TOLD, NO PROBS. FOUND OUT 2 HRS AGO FROM AN FAA MEDICAL DESIGNEE I WAS GIVEN BAD INFO.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.