Originally Posted by
kalyx522
Yup, and my ophthalmologist gave me the rundown on this whole eye pressure/glaucoma business as well... but the conclusion was that he's not worried about me because my eye pressure was normal when he tested it. Also, per the consultation from McGuire, he gave me a whole slew of eye exams to rule out symptoms associated with glaucoma like loss of peripheral vision. He said I did great. Lastly, he said I don't have any of the risk factors for glaucoma like family history, being older, being African American, etc. I trust him and the other doctors at the eye surgery center who also tested me on separate occasions and honestly I think my eyes are perfectly healthy and within AF standards. My AME used to be a ophthalmologist in the Marines before he retired and he thinks my eyes are good to go as well. I just really need to convince the people in charge that I should be remeasured. What do you mean when you say go to the DoD and ask for test me again? Specifically, who, and how?
FYI - I'm an active flyer and my pressure is high with the "puff test" but LOW with the other - I don't know the term but it's the test where they place the glowing ring on the surface of your eye briefly...see if you can get retested at a DoD installation with the information from your AME ....try your recruiter first and get help from the unit that sponsored you for UPT (Assuming you have one)