just got off the phone to caa gatwick about my vision and was told not only do i not qualify for a class 1 i probably dont for class 2 also,

not great news as you can imagine.
my uncorrected prescription is +8 in both eyes.
fairly large granted.
the way i read the sight requirements,i take it the final result with corrective lenses should be no greater than the stated +5.
does that mean i need an eye exam to see what they are with corrective lenses?all exams at present only give the non-corrected figures.
i had called a few years back to be told the current(few years back)limit of +5 was due to rise to +9,anyone else heard that?
also can anyone let me have the direct number from the uk to the faa to ask them the same question?
tried and falied many times.
many thanks