No problem, I know what it's like to try and find the right info on this. As far as the two year wait time is concerned don't be bummed, that's just what I was told, and it was up to two years, so maybe shorter. Has anyone on here had the PRK? How long did you wait?
Eyes. Any pathologic condition that may become worse or interfere with proper eye function under the environmental and operational conditions of flying is disqualifying. History of radial keratotomy, PRK, LASIK or other refractive surgery is disqualifying. m. Near Visual Acuity. Uncorrected near vision (both eyes) shall be not worse than 20/200 correctable to 20/20, with correction worn in multivision lenses while flying if uncorrected near vision is worse than 20/40 in either eye. n. Color Vision. Normal color perception is required. (If shown to be normal on previous exam, may be so noted.) o. Depth Perception. Normal depth perception is required. When any correction is required for normal depth perception it must be worn at all times. p. Field of Vision. The field of vision for each eye shall be normal as determined by the finger fixation test. When there is evidence of abnormal contraction of the field of vision in either eye, the examinee shall be subjected to perimetric study for form. Any contraction of the form field of 15o or more in any meridian is disqualifying. q. Refraction. There are no refractive limits. 1-9 r. Ophthalmoscopic Examination. Any abnormality disclosed on ophthalmoscopic examination that materially interferes with normal ocular function is disqualifying. Other abnormal disclosures indicative of disease, other than those directly affecting
This is from the Manual.
And I know 2 guys who got PRK while in. Because they were duty standing Aviation they got bumped to the top of the list. But they were all already flying.
Originally posted by Dog_show: Eyes. Any pathologic condition that may become worse or interfere with proper eye function under the environmental and operational conditions of flying is disqualifying. History of radial keratotomy, PRK, LASIK or other refractive surgery is disqualifying. m. Near Visual Acuity. Uncorrected near vision (both eyes) shall be not worse than 20/200 correctable to 20/20, with correction worn in multivision lenses while flying if uncorrected near vision is worse than 20/40 in either eye. n. Color Vision. Normal color perception is required. (If shown to be normal on previous exam, may be so noted.) o. Depth Perception. Normal depth perception is required. When any correction is required for normal depth perception it must be worn at all times. p. Field of Vision. The field of vision for each eye shall be normal as determined by the finger fixation test. When there is evidence of abnormal contraction of the field of vision in either eye, the examinee shall be subjected to perimetric study for form. Any contraction of the form field of 15o or more in any meridian is disqualifying. q. Refraction. There are no refractive limits. 1-9 r. Ophthalmoscopic Examination. Any abnormality disclosed on ophthalmoscopic examination that materially interferes with normal ocular function is disqualifying. Other abnormal disclosures indicative of disease, other than those directly affecting
This is from the Manual.
And I know 2 guys who got PRK while in. Because they were duty standing Aviation they got bumped to the top of the list. But they were all already flying.
Hey Dogshow,
The info I gave on this was actually from a post from a while ago you helped me out on. It's no longer on here but the 20/200 doesn't apply to AST rate, don't remember the reason though. I posted in HS forum and while the 20/200 is true for some aircrew I found it was not the case for AST (20/100). Again this was a while ago but thats what I have written down after initially believing it was 20/200.
