Drew8803 Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 Hello all, I am scheduled to take my 1st class flight physical in Ft Hood on Nov. 4th. I have a question about the vision portion. last week MEPS got me at 20/20 vision both eyes used together. (I don’t own or use any corrective lenses). Now I am fearful that each individual eye is less than 20/20, a couple years ago I was tested at 20/25 each individual eye, and 20/20 overall. That being said, should I go get an eye exam prior to the flight physical and bring any corrective lenses with me to Ft Hood if necessary? Or will I be ok to go without any corrective lenses and see what happens? Thank you to anyone who assists with my question. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumin Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 29 minutes ago, Drew8803 said: Hello all, I am scheduled to take my 1st class flight physical in Ft Hood on Nov. 4th. I have a question about the vision portion. last week MEPS got me at 20/20 vision both eyes used together. (I don’t own or use any corrective lenses). Now I am fearful that each individual eye is less than 20/20, a couple years ago I was tested at 20/25 each individual eye, and 20/20 overall. That being said, should I go get an eye exam prior to the flight physical and bring any corrective lenses with me to Ft Hood if necessary? Or will I be ok to go without any corrective lenses and see what happens? Thank you to anyone who assists with my question. The cutoff for uncorrected vision for a flight physical is 20/70. It sounds like you will be fine without going to get an eye exam. You just have to be correctable to 20/20 which it sounds like you are. Don't think you have anything to stress over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sheep 13 Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 On 10/13/2021 at 7:06 PM, Drew8803 said: Hello all, I am scheduled to take my 1st class flight physical in Ft Hood on Nov. 4th. I have a question about the vision portion. last week MEPS got me at 20/20 vision both eyes used together. (I don’t own or use any corrective lenses). Now I am fearful that each individual eye is less than 20/20, a couple years ago I was tested at 20/25 each individual eye, and 20/20 overall. That being said, should I go get an eye exam prior to the flight physical and bring any corrective lenses with me to Ft Hood if necessary? Or will I be ok to go without any corrective lenses and see what happens? Thank you to anyone who assists with my question. I don't have current info, but I know a long, LONG time ago I had probably 20/25 vision. I squeaked by on a physical and got into flight school and flew for more than 10 years with no need for corrective lenses. We actually had a guy that showed up in flight school and like 2 weeks later suddenly had glasses. So, I wouldn't worry about it. I think they're pretty anxious to get pilots in, so if that's all you're about it, I'd say just go for it., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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