Originally Posted by dbounford
According to the NATS doctor, it also depends on your corrected vision. You can actually have uncorrected vision worse than the specified limit (whatever that is, +/-3.50 as Gonzo said), as long as your corrected vision is good enough. When you submit your application, you have to put your eyesight details down. If they're outside the limits, they won't bother putting you through the selection process - its a waste of your time and theirs.
Quite right!
The reason I was a little miffed with application, was that when I was 17 I applied to NATS and my eyesight was passed as ok (the prescription was almost exactly the same as it is now, maybe 0.5 diopters difference) - I failed at the 2nd stage.
So on reapplication 4 years later my eyesight was turned down, even though the prescription is hardly different.
My corrected vision is perfect.
I was also slightly miffed that HR ignored various emails and then (eventually) could only muster a one line reply. Yes OK they are busy people, but to keep me in the dark for 4 1/2 months as to why my application wasnt being processed is a
