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Old 13th January 2026 | 08:54
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AeroVision121
 
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Originally Posted by achilleas
Hi, sorry to hear that. :/

According to an acquaintance (I'd take this with a grain of salt), for CAA Class 1, it’s not enough for both eyes together to be 6/6 if one eye is only 6/9 on its own.

Changing your prescription might help if your right eye can be corrected to 6/6, but only an optometrist can confirm that.
That's not correct. The CAA state: (1) For a class 1 medical certificate:

(i) Distant visual acuity, with or without correction, shall be 6/9 (0,7) or better in each eye separately and visual acuity with both eyes shall be 6/6 (1,0) or better.

(ii) At the initial examination, applicants with substandard vision in one eye shall be assessed as unfit.

I am not too sure why OP has failed?
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