Adding corrective lenses
01-05-2020, 12:07 PM
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Adding corrective lenses
Anyone had corrective lenses added to certificate, while at airlines? Any difficulty? Going to have to get glasses before my next medical probably. Never had them and not sure how the process works for medical and certificate.
01-05-2020, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Workhard
Anyone had corrective lenses added to certificate, while at airlines? Any difficulty? Going to have to get glasses before my next medical probably. Never had them and not sure how the process works for medical and certificate.
01-05-2020, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Workhard
Anyone had corrective lenses added to certificate, while at airlines? Any difficulty? Going to have to get glasses before my next medical probably. Never had them and not sure how the process works for medical and certificate.
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org...a/synopsis.pdf
Most people recommend an extra pair in the flight bag and correcting sunglasses as well.
01-05-2020, 12:46 PM
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They just going to add it to the medical for required? I thought they gave add that to my certificate as well?
Originally Posted by Excargodog
Absolutely not a problem as long as you correct back to 20/20 distant and 20/40 near.
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org...a/synopsis.pdf
Most people recommend an extra pair in the flight bag and correcting sunglasses as well.
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org...a/synopsis.pdf
Most people recommend an extra pair in the flight bag and correcting sunglasses as well.
01-05-2020, 12:58 PM
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Your AME will determine this
When you go for your 1st Class Medical and you take the vision test, either you will be fine or your AME will put something like... “corrective lenses must be worn” or something like that. I will say that it wouldn’t hurt to go to an Optometrist or Opthamologist before you see your AME, and find out exactly what lenses you need ahead of time so you show up prepared for the AME and then you can take the test with you lenses on.....
01-05-2020, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Workhard
They just going to add it to the medical for required? I thought they gave add that to my certificate as well?
01-05-2020, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
Absolutely not a problem as long as you correct back to 20/20 distant and 20/40 near.
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org...a/synopsis.pdf
Most people recommend an extra pair in the flight bag and correcting sunglasses as well.
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org...a/synopsis.pdf
Most people recommend an extra pair in the flight bag and correcting sunglasses as well.
01-05-2020, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by dremaldent
I forgot to mention this, some airlines do require a spare set of glasses or contacts to be brought on trips.
01-06-2020, 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by galaxy flyer
Get SAFA checked in Europe, “show me your spare glasses?” is almost the first question from the inspector.
Personally I wear contacts, so I typically carry a spare set of contacts as well as glasses just in case.
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