British CAA class 1 eyesight requirements
Hello!
I'm Ben, I'm studying physics and maths and further maths at the minute. When I'm done with school, I'm looking at being a pilot for a possible career. The only problem being that although I meet the requirements for visual acuity in the CAA guidance materials, my longsightedness is corrected with +9 diopteres and an astigmatism that I'm not sure by how much it's corrected. (apologies if this is unclear, I'm not an optician). In the documents it states that anything above the limits "May be assessed as fit provided that there are no other ocular abnormalities and no significant ocular pathology can be demonstrated." What does that mean?
I meet the medical on all other points, and it would be a shame if I went through life thinking I couldn't fly when I could have all along. How likely is it that I'll be failed? Is it even worth going to see an AME? Do you have any advice moving forwards?