Colour Vision Issues

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The FAA Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners lists the acceptable color vision exam techniques -

Pseudoisochromatic plates Test book should be held 30" from applicant
Plates should be illuminated by at least 20� candles, preferably by a Macbeth Easel Lamp or a Verilux True Color Light
Only three seconds are allowed for the applicant to interpret and respond to a given plate
American Optical Company [AOC]
AOC-HRR
Richmond-HRR
Dvorine
Ishihara
Richmond 15-plates

Acceptable Substitutes:

1. Farnsworth Lantern;
2. OPTEC 900 Color Vision Test;
3. Keystone Orthoscope;
4. Keystone Telebinocular;
5. OPTEC 2000 Vision Tester (Model Nos. 2000 PM, 2000 PAME, and 2000 PI) - tester MUST contain the 2000-010 FAR color perception PIP plate to be approved;
6. OPTEC 2500;
7. Titmus Vision Tester;
8. Titmus i400

If an applicant fails any of these tests, inform the applicant of the option of taking any of the other acceptable color vision tests


There is also a procedure for a medical flight test which also includes map reading.