hey all,
Theres been one major question, smoking in my head and that is ; will it be harder (if not impossible) to be employed by an airline if you do not have 20/20 vision
i currenlty wear glasses, and my vision is well within the requirments set (corrected to 20/20). but i have the notion that airline companies will probally employe a person who has non corrected 20/20 vision i.e natural .
is this true?
thankgod for that, thats a load of my shoulders
cheers for the reply
well ive been doing loads of research into this, and can safely say that i would be able to pass a class 1 medical, apparently a person cannot have sight worse than -5 D or was it - 6 ish. And as my eye sight is only -1.5 all is good.
Yeah, as long as you are within the limits of refractive error (-5 to +5 I think, though I may be wrong) and you have nothing wrong with your eyes you are fine.
I am just over the limit on one eye... about -4D left, right eye is about -3.5D, although I also have -1.25D astigmatism in both eyes... so that puts me 0.25D over the limit on my left eye. I don't know if there is any leniency in the Class 1 medical that would allow for such a small amount, but if not at least I can still get a Class 2 and do a PPL.
I was tempted by LASIK... but it is expensive and I don't know if it would work.
I wish I had only -1.5D!!! Heh heh heh!
hey,
ive heard so many people talk about getting a LASIKoperation,,,and even i have thought about it but as you said its expensive, but i woundnt mind having it done, by just the thought of not wearing glasses, but theres no real telling; by how much vision will improve.
i was just reading some stuff on it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LASIK and theoperation is done whilst awake!!, hmm i didnt know that bit of info.
Be a bit careful here. From the CAA:
Refractive Surgery
The CAA does not recommend refractive surgery to gain a medical certificate to fly. The decision to have this type of treatment must be between you and your eye specialist. In fact the certification limits of eye correction with glasses and the limits before refractive surgery are the same (+5 to -8 dioptres), so it is not possible to gain a Class 2 medical certificate by having refractive surgery that you would not have obtained by wearing glasses. However, if you have had refractive surgery, Class 2 certification will be considered at least three months after a LASIK procedure, (provided an assessment including refraction has been carried out at two months post-operatively). Certification
can be considered six months after LASEK/PRK for myopia (provided an assessment is carried out at three months post-operatively). Certification is usually possible one year after other types of operation. Please note that:
It sounds like careful research is needed, at the very least.
Hmm, interesting. I wonder why there's a limit on your pre-LASIK prescription? Makes it all a bit pointless.
Yes, it does require a lot of research and careful consideration...
huhhmm, your right, its alot pointless if the CAA limits to +5 D already, i mean again as you said its pointless. But then i guess most people have -D values, so if the limit is -8 D, then quite alot of people would qualify, as eye sight at -8 D is well extreme. but heyy its correctible.
and i guess the other reason to set the pre-limits is that it will be a harder and more risky of an operation if the person has very weak eyes, such as -8
Hey, i am extreamly determined to get a licence for airline commercials, How ever my only concern is my stigmatism, what are the requirments? And if i do have eye laser treatment in the future, is that still ok? Thanks
Astigmatism need not be a problem. I have it and was able to pass the eyesight test for a Class 1 medical.
I asked my AME about laser correction. His advice was "don't do it". If something goes wrong, which does happen in a few cases, then you can say goodbye to your flying career.
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