[Flyin'Dutch']

What Dodo said.

You may want to make sure that you have a report from a good ophthalmological consultant professor to go with your report and let that person have sight of all correspondence so they can respond to any issue the CAA has raised.

[JulietCharlieMike]

I reviewed their response again and here is specifically why it was declined

‘Applicants for a class 1 medical certificate With any of the following medical conditions shall be referred to the medical assessor of the relevant licensing authority and may be assessed as fit subject to a satisfactory ophthalmological evaluation.

(In my specific case)

(ii) Astigmatism exceeding 2.0 diopters
(iii) Anisometropia exceeding 2.0 diopters

(Now here’s the catch)

Monocular visual acuitues shall be 6/6 or better (per eye! So the threshold jumps from that 6/9 to 6/6 now...)

That is it specifically in a nut shell!
Thoughts

[JulietCharlieMike]

So having another expert in the area look at this they state it is not monocular vision 6/6 per eye as there is no hypermetropia exceeding 5.0, just astigmatism and Anisometropia exceeding 2.0 and exceptions have been made prior for other individuals as long as there is no pathology or abnormalities such as blind spots etc which there was not

So I have placed a final appeal

[Flying Doc1984]

Hi,

How did your appeal go? Interested as I'm about to have an initial class 1 eye examination only before paying for the full medical. My prescription is very similar to yours.

Many thanks

[JulietCharlieMike]

PM me

[Flying Doc1984]

Thanks. Message sent but as I've just joined it may not send. Let me know if you dont receive it

[Flying Doc1984]

Im having a class one eyesight section only medical at the end of this month. I'll keep people posted on the results and if you have any questions let me know.

[JulietCharlieMike]

Sounds great thanks

Would be good to know snellen chart results with and without correction per eye
And
The refraction needed per eye
And
Spectacle Rx

Thanks for letting us know

[Flying Doc1984]

Hi all,

So- just a quick update.

I had my Class one eyesight only section on Tuesday. Sadly I do not meet the standards for class one. Disappointed but was expecting the result I got. If anyone has any questions about the examination please let me know.

For those who may read this in future and have similar concerns regarding their eyesight and meeting Class One standards I would highly recommend booking an eyesight only exam. It is a fraction of the cost of a full class one and Dr Adrian Chorley was great -very professional and friendly.

Take Care!