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PerfInit
67.103(a) requires 20/20 Distant vision acuity (corrected) for a 1st. Not sure if 20/30 is waivable or candidate for a SODA. Best to ask an AME before you submit for an exam.
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org...edia/guide.pdf
See item 31 page 58. The most common cause of this is amblyopia ex anopsia, generally from not getting astigmatism corrected soon enough as a child. If that's all it is the examinee can get the treating ophthalmologist to document that all the supporting paperwork goes up to the federal surgeon's office. If they have any serious doubt, they will have the local FSDO do a medical flight test, although for someone 20/20 and 20/30, that is unlikely to be a problem.
Basically, for almost ANY static condition, including one eye MISSING ALTOGETHER, a SODA is possible if the remaining eye is correctable to 20/20.