Parabellum
New Member
When I got my 3rd class medical renewed last month, the AME told me that my vision was below 20/20 corrected, meaning that I wouldn't have been able to qualify for a 2nd or 3rd class certificate. But, when I went to the optometrist for a routine eye exam yesterday, he said that my vision WAS 20/20 and no update to my contact lense perscription was necessary. He offered to sign a release if necessary when I told him about what my flying medical examiner had said.
Should this same thing happen when I apply for a higher class certificate, is there any way that an optometrist's opinion can override the opinion of an aviation medical examiner?
Should this same thing happen when I apply for a higher class certificate, is there any way that an optometrist's opinion can override the opinion of an aviation medical examiner?