war eagle
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Question about eye portion of flight physical
I know this question isn't directly related to PRK, but I'm hoping somebody can help. I had PRK done in May of 2006 and the surgery went fine - waiver recommended. When I went for my flight physical in February of 2007 the doc said I was NPQ for SNA because I had a condition called esophoria. She told me that the limit for pilots is a 6.0 and my level of esophoria is "a 9.0 or a 10.0". The doc also said "this would have squeaked in under the old standard, but not anymore."
It threw my depth perception off enough to where I failed 4 of the 5 tests they gave me for depth perception. The weird thing I don't quite understand is why I've never had a problem with this at all before in my life. Playing sports, driving, and the little bit of flying I've done... I've never had a problem. Right now, I'm PQ for SNFO only, commissioning in May 2008. Anyone ever heard of guys getting this fixed or waivered?
I know this question isn't directly related to PRK, but I'm hoping somebody can help. I had PRK done in May of 2006 and the surgery went fine - waiver recommended. When I went for my flight physical in February of 2007 the doc said I was NPQ for SNA because I had a condition called esophoria. She told me that the limit for pilots is a 6.0 and my level of esophoria is "a 9.0 or a 10.0". The doc also said "this would have squeaked in under the old standard, but not anymore."
It threw my depth perception off enough to where I failed 4 of the 5 tests they gave me for depth perception. The weird thing I don't quite understand is why I've never had a problem with this at all before in my life. Playing sports, driving, and the little bit of flying I've done... I've never had a problem. Right now, I'm PQ for SNFO only, commissioning in May 2008. Anyone ever heard of guys getting this fixed or waivered?