The same thing happened to me as Dan...I went to a new (stupid) AME and could not even see the first plate which is a control...I think his machine was improperly lit..so I had to put my job on hold and spend about a month to take a falant and get a new unrestricted medical. I had never had any issues with the my 3 first-class medicals. I then submitted the FALANT results to the FAA in Ok. City for the LOE and got screwed around for 4 months only to get a letter at the end of August telling me that they could not accept the test for a LOE. I refuse to take the flight test with the FAA because I feel that they are actually looking to fail people. I can see all the lights but refuse to put my entire career on the line to an organization that cares nothing for the people it governs or says they want to protect.