Contact Vision Discepancies.

[youngflyer]

I have been wearing contacts and on somedays my vision is a little blurry. I think I should just wear my glasses to the AME but would the medical test say:
Corrective lenses required. Would that mean I could wear contacts AND glasses?

[RPJ]

Either are fine as long as they correct to 20/20. If you wear contacts while flying make sure to bring a back-up pair of glasses with you in your flight bag.

[My Flight Surgeon]

Sorry for the delay in answering, Just got back from London last night.

If you are going to wear glassed to the AME, wear them for 3-4 days to allow your vision to go back to baseline and the swelling to go out of the cornea.

[youngflyer]

Originally Posted by My Flight Surgeon

Sorry for the delay in answering, Just got back from London last night.

If you are going to wear glassed to the AME, wear them for 3-4 days to allow your vision to go back to baseline and the swelling to go out of the cornea.

Really? Would that improve my vision even more with glasses. When I take my contacts out at night and put on my glasses, my glasses always have much better clarity that contacts. Would that increase more?

[My Flight Surgeon]

It may increase more. Contacts are great for many but most people have slightly better vision with glasses.