One good eye, one not so good?

[foxton]

Hi, I have one eye which is my good left eye at 20/15, and the other is not so good at 20/30 ~ 40. Will this be a problem? With both eyes opened I can see at 20/15 easily. But if its just my right eye I can't see as well. Will this be a problem if I wish to become a pilot?

 

[Van]

I'm in a similar situation. Right eye is 20/10-15, left eye is 20/25-30. I have to wear glasses when I fly, but that's it. As long as there isn't some, more serious, underlying cause and you're correctable to 20/20 you should be good to go.

 

[twobecrazy]

Hi, I have one eye which is my good left eye at 20/15, and the other is not so good at 20/30 ~ 40. Will this be a problem? With both eyes opened I can see at 20/15 easily. But if its just my right eye I can't see as well. Will this be a problem if I wish to become a pilot?

Don't take this the wrong way but a simple search would have answered your question in the amount of time it took for you to write this question. I believe the requirements are a single eye has to be better than 20/40 and correctable to 20/20. If this is you then you are fine. Here is just one thread that popped up when I did the search.

http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151731&highlight=Vision+Requirements

Good Luck!

 

[Kickflip89]

I'm in a similar situation. Right eye is 20/10-15, left eye is 20/25-30. I have to wear glasses when I fly, but that's it. As long as there isn't some, more serious, underlying cause and you're correctable to 20/20 you should be good to go.

Check your Rx against the limits for myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism, as it is possible to have vision within limits (i.e. 20/40), correctable to 20/20, and be out of the limits for SNAs.

 

[foxton]

Thank you for your help everyone!

 

[nugget81]

I suggest you get a monocle...they're all the rage these days

 

[CWJones411]

I suggest you get a monocle...they're all the rage these days

That way, you can pop it out in shock if you find out monocles disqualify you.

 

[Van]

Check your Rx against the limits for myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism, as it is possible to have vision within limits (i.e. 20/40), correctable to 20/20, and be out of the limits for SNAs.

Um yea, mentioned that:

As long as there isn't some, more serious, underlying cause and you're correctable to 20/20 you should be good to go.

 

[PropStop]

You'll fit in perfect man, that's why we have eye patches in the Navy.

 

[Kickflip89]

Um yea, mentioned that:

Just giving some extra guidance. Myopia, Hyperopia, and Astigmatism are what glasses/contacts correct for. It is quite possible, and not really a serious underlying condition, to have a disqualifying refractive correction if your vision is 20/40-ish, although probably unlikely. For example, if all of the refractive error is due to astigmatism, it could easily be out of the -1.00 diopter limit even if it is correctable to 20/20 and within the vision standards of 20/40.

For OP reference, I believe the standards are:
myopia: -1.50 diopters
hyperopia: +3.00 diopters
astigmatism -1.00 diopters.

 

[Van]

Roger. What you mentioned is kind of what I had in mind. Thanks for clearing up my mud puddle!