Question about Medical?

[Sandesh]

Hi everybody,

Sorry for the excessive questions but i am in a place where i need answers.

i went to check my eyes and they said that i have like the worst possible sight for viewing objects far away is this going to stop me from getting a First Class Medical or is it correctable by glasses and what about Lasik?

Thank you all for helping answer my question you guys make the rugged road a smooth path.

[BrianNC]

Eye standards for a first-class airman medical certificate are: -
(a) Distant visual acuity of 20/20 or better in each eye
separately, with or without corrective lenses. If corrective lenses
(spectacles or contact lenses) are necessary for 20/20 vision, the
person may be eligible only on the condition that corrective lenses are worn while exercising the privileges of an airman certificate. -
(b) Near vision of 20/40 or better, Snellen equivalent, at 16
inches in each eye separately, with or without corrective lenses. If age 50 or older, near vision of 20/40 or better, Snellen equivalent, at both 16 inches and 32 inches in each eye separately, with or without corrective lenses. -

Sounds like if it is correctable, no problem.

[kellwolf]

As long as it's corrected to 20/20, it doesn't matter anymore. LASIK is a good alternative, and several JCers have had good experience with LASIK. Check the Mecical Forum for the related stories.