RAF eyesight requirements - bit more detail needed?

[rusty_y2k2]

Right, first of all, hello chaps!

I posted this in the medical forum, but after several days there was no reply - hence why I am posting it here instead in case you lot happen to be more knowledgeable on the subject ;).

I'm currently looking to join the RAF as a pilot and have started the ball rolling by contacting the AFCO etc.

I thought it'd be a good idea to get some basics checked out before i get into it all, and went for an eye exam today at an opticians near me. Basically, I have 6/4.5 in each eye... which is lovely. i also have no astigmatism, my depth perception is spot on, and my colour perception was fine too.

Now I know all that is great as far as the requirements go, but the thing that was bugging me was that she said I am really slightly long sighted (0.50 in one and 0.25 in t'other...) and she handed me a page with some really tiny writing, on which I could read even the smallest writing from right infront of my face.

She seemed to have some knowledge of the RAF requirements (she apparently had a book with the requirements, but she didn't have it with her alas), and said that from what she could remember I should have no problems with the eye exam, but I just wanted to see if anyone here could confirm that? I have been unable to find anything on here sufficiently detailed to clarify it.


Cheers for any help

[movadinkampa747]

Right, basically
Good basically :ok:

[airborne_artist]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/philm/eye.jpg

RN eyesight reqs. from an older Pprune post

Outline Guidance on Medical Standards required for Officer Entry into the RN, RM & QARNNS

For aircrew, standard 1 visual acuity is required along with colour perception 1.

Standard 1 is:

to be achieved with correcting lenses:

Right eye 6/6 N5
E 1
E 1
Left eye 6/6 N5

to be achieved without correcting lenses:

Right eye 6/12 N5
E3
E3
Left eye 6/12 N5

Refraction limit

Right Eye

Total
Hypermetropia +3.00 sphere
Astigmatism +1.25 cyl
Myopia (in any meridian) -0.75 sphere or cyl

Left Eye

Total
Hypermetropia +3.00 sphere
Astigmatism +1.25 cyl
Myopia (in any meridian) -0.75 sphere or cyl


Your local optician will understand it.

Colour Perception Standard 1 : The correct recognition of coloured lights shown through the small apertures on the Martin Lantern at 6 metres distance.

[movadinkampa747]

Wow impressive AA. I bet he still isnt satisfied and has a bunch of questions.

[rusty_y2k2]

Wow impressive AA. I bet he still isnt satisfied and has a bunch of questions.


no no.... no more questions...

or at least no more about eyesight! ;)


cheers for that, exactly the sort of thing i was after