hello fellow forumers, can i inquire about the medical requirements of being a pilot ?
I currently have a eye disorder called Keratoconus in my right eye whilst my left eye is correctable to 6/6. My condition has somewhat stabilised over the last two years and i do not see any reason why i can't be a pilot. However, i did ask my eye specialist about it and she told me that i could not be one. I was rather disappointed/heartbroken then and i did not research further. Lately, a couple of my friends have attended the APL course at seletar and some have proceeded on further to JDK for flight training. It has rekindled the burning desire within myself to be a pilot, and i did some more research lately on the internet and there are a couple of cases where Pilots have the same disorder as i do and are still flying. I am pretty determined to go back to my eye specialist and fight my case with her, and hopefully she will give me a letter of endorsement which i plan to use for my medical examination if that should ever come to pass.
I am sick and tired of staying around not doing anything and just letting someone decide my fate. I dreamt of being a pilot since young and i want to know that if this dream has to be dashed, i will not be going down without a fight.
Just wonder what opinions does anyone have about this or if they have encountered anyone with the same eye disorder and went thru the medical examinations successfully.
Cheers!