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Eye test at OCS physical

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mojaveman12

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At MEPS I was 20/20 in both eyes. My left eye is true 20/20 but my right eye is more like 20/25. I think they let you miss more letters at MEPS or I did some lucky guessing to get 20/20 in my right eye. At OCS though I can't miss any letters on the line. I know the minimum for SNA uncorrected is 20/40 according to NAMI which is no problem. It has to be corrected to 20/20 each eye and currently I don't wear contacts or glasses. Do I need to just read the 20/40 line or better at the OCS flight physical without any corrective lenses or do I need to buy glasses or contacts before I arrive to OCS in order to read the 20/20 line with my right eye? Would I even be allowed to get glasses to bring to OCS if this is the case since I didn't have them when any of my medical paperwork was submitted?
 
Beans

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mojaveman12 said:
At MEPS I was 20/20 in both eyes. My left eye is true 20/20 but my right eye is more like 20/25. I think they let you miss more letters at MEPS or I did some lucky guessing to get 20/20 in my right eye. At OCS though I can't miss any letters on the line. I know the minimum for SNA uncorrected is 20/40 according to NAMI which is no problem. It has to be corrected to 20/20 each eye and currently I don't wear contacts or glasses. Do I need to just read the 20/40 line or better at the OCS flight physical without any corrective lenses or do I need to buy glasses or contacts before I arrive to OCS in order to read the 20/20 line with my right eye? Would I even be allowed to get glasses to bring to OCS if this is the case since I didn't have them when any of my medical paperwork was submitted?
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This is just "technique," but make sure you prepare appropriately for the eye exam if you're worried. Stay well hydrated, get plenty of sleep, stay out of bright sunlight, and don't read for a few days. It'll help your eyes relax. Then, when your forehead gets smacked against that eye gizmo, sit there for as long as you want and blink a few times... somehow I went back to 20/20 recently after being 20/25 or so for two years, and all I did was sit there and chill out for a minute before I started reading the letters off.

To summarize: relax.
 
BACONATOR

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You don't need glasses, if you've never worn them before. They'll have you read the lines and if you read 20/40 or better (manifest refraction- ie: they don't dilate your pupils for this), you're good to go. They can take that giant contraption and put in corrections until you read 20/20, and then you're good to go and they'll record your prescription to get to 20/20 for flying.

Afterward they'll do a cycloplegic refraction (dilated pupils) and do the same test to see what your cycloplegic refractive correction is and record that.

That's really the extent of the visual acuity portion of the eye exam. They'll obviously test your intraocular pressure (air puff on your eyeballs) and the retina exam (chin on chin-rest and shine light into your eye while looking through the scope). And last but not least you'll do the Ishihara color plate or FALANT color vision test(s), and the AFVT depth perception test (circles with one standing out).
 
NYYanks

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OttoWrote8 said:
the AFVT depth perception test (circles with one standing out).
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Not trying to cheat the system, but is there a method to the madness with this test? Seems once you get around the eight and ninth block, they all look alike. I passed the test for my SNA physical for my OCS package, but when I took it two months later for my explosive physical, I missed two. :icon_rage
 
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NYYanks said:
Not trying to cheat the system, but is there a method to the madness with this test? Seems once you get around the eight and ninth block, they all look alike. I passed the test for my SNA physical for my OCS package, but when I took it two months later for my explosive physical, I missed two. :icon_rage
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Sleep, hydration, DO NOT attempt to "focus" on the dots, Look past them as if looking into infinity (distance vision) and shift your head back and forth. The relative motion will make right circle "pop" out after a few seconds.
 
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DaveI

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First time I looked at the Depth Perception they all looked exactly the same until i realized if you blink quickly and look at the line you're reading, your vision will reset and it will pop out at you briefly.

Seemed to work for me, although I can't attest for the OCS or Pensacola physicals.
 
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leehigh80

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In the eye exam at MEPS, OCS and NAMI, how did they test your field of vision, respectively? Did they use a machine or did the doc bring his fingers from outside your periphery in? I don't hear too much about the visual field exam, just need some clarification.
 
Afterburner209

Afterburner209

Good muster guys.
This may only be me, but the depth perception test was really hard for me. I was concentrating on the dots but they all looked the same. However, when I slightly crossed my eyes it became clear.

I don't know if anyone remembers those "Magic Eye" books, but it's kind of the same technique. I would almost say practice on one of those...
 
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