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Old 14th Apr 2004, 14:50
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DanRS
 
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Hi Farrell

I have Amblyopia, your eyesight will be measured in the same way as everyone else.

If you can achieve 6/9 with your worst eye you will pass the medical.

The trouble with amblyopia is that it is not really improved with lenses. (as you will have found out), However you may find that the amblyopic eye also has a certain amount of long or short sight. This maybe helped by the use of glasses.

I have passed the Class 1 Eyetest but will need to have glasses to fly even though I usually don't were them.

I hope this helps

Cheers Dan

P.S. I would be interested to know how many people have this condition as it appears to crop up fairly regularly on these forums.
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