Now I have been 'prescribed' glasses, I'm supposed to have a spare pair with me on the flight deack at all times when PIC. Right?
No, not right.
I wear specs. When I go for my medical, I get tested once with specs, and then again without. My eyesight without specs is within the required standards, therefore I don't need to wear my glasses when I fly. I usually choose to do so, I feel more comfortable, but I have flown without wearing them on occassion.
What is true is that if your medical specifies that you need specs, you must carry a spare pair. It may be that when you next get your medical renewed, this requirement gets added. But since you didn't need specs until recently, you might get away with not needing them, as I don't.
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