Originally Posted by
IHaveQuestions
Sorry this is off topic but I can’t start a thread for some reason and this was close... Any 1st class medical holders have any experience with RD? Do you have to be corrected to 20/20 before starting process for SI or is that the whole point? I was originally told I could just go back to work when I get to 20/20 and report on next medical..now ame says I need SI. One eye RD-corrected to 20/30. Other eye laser for tears as a precaution. 20/20 with no correction. Appreciate any info!
Retinal detachment does require a special issuance:
but if you got appropriate treatment with a good result, and have corrected any correctable problems it was generally pretty much of a slam-dunk before COVID. You might give your regional flight surgeon a call, talk to him/her and make sure of what your treating ophthalmologist needs to send to OKC just to expedite things.
And you couldn’t start a new thread because you haven’t posted enough yet. It’s an anti spam thing.