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Congenital Nystagmus

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Old 28th Jan 2001, 02:13
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IT Carlow
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Red face Congenital Nystagmus

I am 20 years old and have had nystagmus since birth. I would like to join the RAF, I can read 6/6 on the eye chart which is the eye sight requirement but I have to tilt my head to the right in order to see the line. Could somebody please tell me if this will cause me to fail the test.
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ITC
 
Old 28th Jan 2001, 20:28
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ItCarlow

I doubt if you will find much information about nystagmus on this site - it's a rare condition, and not many people know of it.
HOWEVER, I'm a fellow sufferer, so can empathise with you.

I know it is not an automatic ban to a medical certificate, (I have a class 2 and am going to try for a class 1). As far as the military, however, I don't know.

As I said, this condition is unusual, so if you want me to share my experiences of it with you, (plus some possible help - ), post again, and I'll email you in the next few days

FD
 
Old 1st Feb 2001, 01:00
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ariel
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What is Nystagmus ??
 
Old 4th Feb 2001, 15:39
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Dear FD,
I would really like to know about your experiances with nystagmus. The only reason I can read so far on the eye chart is because I am in the process of having the nystagmus treated with EEG Neurofeedback. Hopefully by the end of this year it will be completely gone. Have you had any treatment for it ?
Best Wishes,
ITC
 

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