Originally Posted by
alfaman
That's a huge generalisation: I definitely have to carry a spare pair, it's in my licence, as do many other spectacle wearing ATCOs I know.
I used to have that endorsement for a few years, then I retired and did FISO work so no longer looking at radar screens. I found my 'long' vision improved to the extent the requiement to wear glasses was removed from my medical after a couple of years.