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February 17th, 2008, 06:46
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| Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 51
|  Astigmatism Hi I was diagnosed to have an astigmatism today. I never had any problems with my eyes before and I have perfect vision with no color blindness. Would this affect my career as an airline pilot? |
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February 17th, 2008, 08:02
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| Sr. Aviation Medical Examiner  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 2,265
| Re: Astigmatism No it will not. It is correctable with refraction (glasses). |
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February 18th, 2008, 18:51
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New York
Posts: 1,664
| Re: Astigmatism It just means my left contact (toric) is more annoying than my right. |
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February 18th, 2008, 22:13
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| Sr. Aviation Medical Examiner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 2,265
| Re: Astigmatism Astogmatism is correctable with LASIK I believe. |
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