Vision is going

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mshunter

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My near vision is going. If I fail the vision test at my next medical, will I not be issues a 1st class, or just get a restriction that I need to wear glasses?
 
Get your vision checked and if you need them bring glasses with you. If you don't have glasses with you and you can't pass the test without them, no medical.
 
Don't mean to hijack this thread but are there cases where after you have been issued a medical for years, your vision deteriorates beyond the ability for glasses to correct for 20/20?

Basically can glasses usually always correct vision to 20/20?
 
bc2209 said:
Don't mean to hijack this thread but are there cases where after you have been issued a medical for years, your vision deteriorates beyond the ability for glasses to correct for 20/20?

Basically can glasses usually always correct vision to 20/20?
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Of course there are cases where this happens. There are tons of vision degeneration issues and diseases which can cause this.
 
Just FYI, not all optometrist do color vision testing and they usually do not test for phorias as required for first and second class medicals. We accept the 8500-7 but frequently have to complete the required testing.
 
wheelsup said:
I use that form every year because my AME uses an eye machine from the '50s. I swear there must be a competition amongst them to see who has the oldest setup.
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Thats because they had to spend 13K on an EKG machine that reports directly to the FAA...
 
wheelsup said:
I use that form every year because my AME uses an eye machine from the '50s. I swear there must be a competition amongst them to see who has the oldest setup.
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My AME has one of those too, and though it is quite amusing to me that he still uses it, I don't mind it at all. Not much difference in my book between reading letters and numbers, or looking at circles with an open part on one side. I do think that they (AME's) like the old eye machines because they are self contained, so the thing just sits on a desk, instead of them having to either have a long room with an eye chart on one end, or get a multiple mirror and projector setup.
 
Dont mean to hijack the thread either but has anyone here tried ortho-k? Supposedly they are special glasses that reshape the lens of your eye to give you better vision. Results are temporary but should be just long enough to pass a medical.
 
Brandon1234 said:
Dont mean to hijack the thread either but has anyone here tried ortho-k? Supposedly they are special glasses that reshape the lens of your eye to give you better vision. Results are temporary but should be just long enough to pass a medical.
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If your vision needs correction, why not just get glasses/contacts?
 
OOC, when is the FAA going to stop doing color vision testing yearly? It only needs to be done once. You either are colorblind are you aren't. It never changes.... Right?
 
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