Vision?

[flyalot]

When going for a medical, your eye sight does not make 20/20. Do you get a medical with the restriction to wear corrective lenses? Our do you get denied, and have to come back once you have corrective lenses?

 

[erj-145mech]

When going for a medical, your eye sight does not make 20/20. Do you get a medical with the restriction to wear corrective lenses? Our do you get denied, and have to come back once you have corrective lenses?

You have 2700 hours and an ATP and you don't know the answer to this?

 

[flyalot]

Alright smart ass! Just wondering if they put the restriction on if you barely miss the bar. Knowing it is an easy fix.

 

[erj-145mech]

OK, a$$ w!pe, the deal is, that either you fricken pass or fail. There is no grey area. its in black and white.

20/20 is 20/20, its not 20/30 or 20/40.

 

[flyalot]

Just like going for a check ride. Pass or Fail. Except you have the human factor. Which works wonders.

 

[Lazy8]

Alternatively, if you're worried that your vision may not be as good as it once was you can get the vision part of your FAA Medical test done by an optometrist before you see your AME. AME's generally have piss-poor vision testing equipment, bad lighting, and they don't give your eyes time to adjust if they flick the lights off and on. It can be tough to show your best effort on the vision evaluation with those kind of conditions.

Just print out form 8500-7, have the optometrist fill it out, and bring it to your FAA Medical exam. This satisfies the vision evaluation for your AME and medical.

http://forms.faa.gov/redirect.asp?fnumber=8500-7&url=forms/faa8500-7.pdf&hit=7

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[Dustin H]

Hey Grove thanks for the heads up! Very useful info.

I've always had no problem getting 20/20 at the optometrist, but when I go for my medical exam I just barley pass the eye tests. This also seems to raise my blood pressure. Go figure.

 

[flyalot]

Thank you for the great info Grove. Just the thing I was looking to find out.

 

[Way2Broke]

Alternatively, if you're worried that your vision may not be as good as it once was you can get the vision part of your FAA Medical test done by an optometrist before you see your AME. AME's generally have piss-poor vision testing equipment, bad lighting, and they don't give your eyes time to adjust if they flick the lights off and on. It can be tough to show your best effort on the vision evaluation with those kind of conditions.

Just print out form 8500-7, have the optometrist fill it out, and bring it to your FAA Medical exam. This satisfies the vision evaluation for your AME and medical.

http://forms.faa.gov/redirect.asp?fnumber=8500-7&url=forms/faa8500-7.pdf&hit=7

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Any idea how long this thing is good for?

 

[SPilot]

I had a friend who failed it once. The doctor sent him out as if he was never there, and told him to come back with corrective lenses. My friend went across the street to walmart, took the eye test and bought the cheapest glasses, went back to the AME a few days later and got the medical.