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Old 6th Jan 2007, 14:35
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Stereovision

Hello all,

I'm currently facing an infuriating situation involving my eyes . Having gone through the laborious process of applying to the RAF as a pilot assuming that eyesight would be the least of my worries (I'm pushing 6 foot five at 17), I was shocked to receive the reply stereovision is below the required standard for this branch.

I contacted the (private) optician who had tested me, and she reckoned that my result of 240 seconds of arc was pretty normal.

I was just wondering if anyone happened to know what a standard stereopsis test should be. As a dedicated cross-country runner I was more than a bit miffed to be told the standards of medical fitness required by the RAF are necessarily high...

Thanks,

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