Class 1 Medical- astigmatism
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Class 1 Medical- astigmatism
Hello all,
I would appreciate if anyone can tell me about their recent experience of obtaining class 1 Medical (CAA) in regards to eye sight examination? I generally have good vision without wearing glasses however I have officially been diagnosed with “mild astigmatism” in my left eye which is correctable by wearing glasses however I do not wear any as my combined vision is 20/20.
P.S the only reason I was diagnosed with astigmatism is because I went and saw my GP as I had noted my
vision would be slightly blury in my left eye when I had right eye shut. This was more noticeable when I did a lot of night shift.
any advise or guidance greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I would appreciate if anyone can tell me about their recent experience of obtaining class 1 Medical (CAA) in regards to eye sight examination? I generally have good vision without wearing glasses however I have officially been diagnosed with “mild astigmatism” in my left eye which is correctable by wearing glasses however I do not wear any as my combined vision is 20/20.
P.S the only reason I was diagnosed with astigmatism is because I went and saw my GP as I had noted my
vision would be slightly blury in my left eye when I had right eye shut. This was more noticeable when I did a lot of night shift.
any advise or guidance greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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What is your vision in your bad eye? CAA only need 20/30 (6/9) in each eye individually.
Anything worse than that can usually just be corrected with cheapo Specsavers glasses.
My uncorrected vision is rubbish in my right eye due to bad astigmatism, but I still passed their vision requirements (although as mine is +3.00, I had to have a optometrist assessment)
Anything worse than that can usually just be corrected with cheapo Specsavers glasses.
My uncorrected vision is rubbish in my right eye due to bad astigmatism, but I still passed their vision requirements (although as mine is +3.00, I had to have a optometrist assessment)
Last edited by dns; 26th Jul 2021 at 13:26.
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I have mild astigmatism. Not an issue for a Class 1 so long as it's within their limits and/or correctable. Last year the requirement for distance correction came off the medical but a requirement for close up reading came on.
It will be worse at night simply because your iris is opened up wider and so any lens aberration is more obvious.
It will be worse at night simply because your iris is opened up wider and so any lens aberration is more obvious.
I have astigmatism and have never had an issue with my Medical. One year I was near the eye test limit without glasses so I went to an optometrist and got a couple of pairs and it was light my life went to high definition. I now have my glasses on my medical as I hate going around without them as I see so much better with them and the medical is now an absolute breeze.