CA1900
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Just shove red hot ice picks in your eyes, then you don't have this dillema.NYCPilot said:I presently wear contacts when I fly. Sometimes, when they’ve been in too long especially after a long day, by the nighttime my vision tends to get a little hazy due to the dryness. Usually it isn’t a problem during the day, but at night there is a little haloing effect I notice. My medical stipulates that I must carry a pair of glasses with me at all times in order to exercise my airman privileges, which I do.
Just wondering if anyone else relies more on their contacts than glasses, and their opinions on them while flying.
Also, do the regionals/airlines prefer that you wear glasses instead of contacts while flying. I imagine the constant exposure to the A/C creates a very dry atmosphere in the cockpit that may dry out your eyes with the potential risk of a contact popping out. Not sure if this can happen though, as it’s never happened to me. Also, if you experience a decompression, could this be an issue too.
One thing nice about contacts is that you can see better overall compared to glasses due to the entire coverage of your eye. You can also wear sunglasses over them, rather than having specially fitted tinted lenses.
One more inquiry here, are there any uncorrected vision limitations other than what the FAA requires for a 1st class.
Thanks.
Dizel8 said:Apache,
I think your "problem" stems from the crash where the pilot were wearing a contact lens for near vision in on eye and for far vision in the other. The argument was, that it adversely affected depth perception, so that is now a no no!
pilotmyf said:Just shove red hot ice picks in your eyes, then you don't have this dillema.