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Anyone have vision issues?
On Sep 2, 9:02 pm, "Morgans" wrote:
What was that third option, or didn't you say what it was, 'cause I couldn't find it! Third opinion, actually. Going to try to talk him into RGP contacts, which I wore as a kid and hated. Worth a try again, I think. |
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I, however, am a pilot, and a physician and do both of these activities on a
daily basis. What's your claim to reality? |
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I typically can't see going to work everyday, so I guess that would qualify as a vision problem... |
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I typically can't see going to work everyday, so I guess that would qualify as a vision problem... LOL!!! Paul-Mont Can't see the forest through the trees some days |
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Viperdoc writes:
You must travel in very lofty company with such a superior intellect. It isn't necessary to be of superior intellect simply to fraternize with people of superior intellect. The company I keep is perhaps not lofty, but it is a significant cut above much of what I see here. |
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Mxsmanic wrote:
Viperdoc writes: You must travel in very lofty company with such a superior intellect. It isn't necessary to be of superior intellect simply to fraternize with people of superior intellect. The company I keep is perhaps not lofty, but it is a significant cut above much of what I see here. Then why don't you just go away? -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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On Aug 30, 7:51 pm, Emily wrote:
Not a directly piloting question, but it certainly affects it. My second class medical expires in December, so panic is starting to set in. I have bad eyes. Theoretically correctable to 20/20, but in reality, toric contact lenses aren't much better than a piece of plastic in my eye. My correction is so strong that it's difficult for me to drive with glasses, and don't ask me to land a plane with them. So far I've managed to hang onto my second class by sticking my finger in my eye and manually rotating the lens before the test. I'm worried my AME is going to start having issues with this. I've seen two doctors in an attempt to get this taken care of, but they both recommended LASIK (I'm not even a candidate). The prevailing opinion seems to be that since I'm not flying for a living (part time CFI and fly for CAP) that I don't need 20/20 vision and can take the risks associated with the surgery. I actually had one guy explain to me that "needing 20/20 vision to be a pilot is a myth - don't let it stop you if you really want to learn to fly!" Has anyone experiences this kind of treatment? Am I being unrealistic to expect help in getting 20/20 vision? I have a third opinion scheduled for next month - how do I make the doctor understand how important this is? (and yes, I'm aware I don't even need a medical to instruct, but CAP requires it and frankly I'm tired of living in an astigmatism-blurred world) Emily, I had severe myopia (20/250 or so) and a 5 diopters of asytmatism. I was corrected to 20/20 with contact lenses, but decided to do PRK (photo-refractive keratotomy, the pre-cursor to lasik) in late 1995. This form of laser surgery removes material from the the surface of your cornea and does not leave a scar, unlike Lasik. PRK is approved by the U.S. Air Force for military pilots. My sister had the procedure done a couple months before I did it with great results. We both went to the Broadway Eye Center in Vancouver B.C. since it wasn't approved yet in the USA. My vision has been 20/15 every since my eyes completely healed following the procedure (takes a couple of months for the epithelium to grow back, with steroidal eye drops). It was worth every penny of the $4000 I spent on it. Dean |
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Mxsmanic wrote:
writes: Mxsmanic wrote: Viperdoc writes: You must travel in very lofty company with such a superior intellect. It isn't necessary to be of superior intellect simply to fraternize with people of superior intellect. The company I keep is perhaps not lofty, but it is a significant cut above much of what I see here. Then why don't you just go away? Because I like aviation. I've realized, however, that most people here can't answer most questions; PPLs aren't nearly as well informed as I had assumed. I still post some questions, but not as many as before. Yeah, right. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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