FEDERAL SERVICES COMPARATIVE AVIATION VISION STANDARDS 2020 3 Pages

Keith Manuel

Federal Services Comparative Aviation Standards 2020

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Federal Services Comparative Aviation Vision Chart (2020)
The 2020 ­ Federal Services Comparative Aviation Vision Chart was created by LT USN Stephen Jaggi, LCDR USN Kyle Dohm, and updated by LCDR USN Amanda Jimenez Myers. Waggoner Diagnostics would like to thank them for serving our country and providing such helpful and relevant resources to the aviation community.

Coast Guard

FAA

USN

USA

USAF

Flying Class Category
I (PA) IA (CSO A) II (P) II (FS/CSO) III Untrained * III Trained * RPA Pilot (Untrained)** RPA Pilot (trained) GBC (Trained or untrained) MOD (Trained or untrained) SWA (Trained or untrained) I (W/C-OF) II (Pilot)
III (Flight Surgeon)
I SNA (P) I SG1
I SG2
I SG3
IV (UAS/UAV) II SNFO II NFO, AMO, AC (Fixed Wing only) II Air Crew (Rotary Wing) III ATC Initial Class 1 (P)
Comprehensive Class 1 (P) Initial Class 2

2020 - FEDERAL SERVICES COMPARATIVE AVIATION VISION STANDARDS

Each Eye

Refractive Error (any meridian)

Each Eye

Phoria

Stereopsis

Unaided Distant VA

Corrected Distance
VA

Myopia -3.00

Hypero pia
+2.00

Cyl -1.50

Aniso 2.00

NPC (mm)

Near VA

ESO

EXO

Hyp er

Tropia

Test

Score

-4.50 +3.00 -2.00 2.50

No Standard 20/20

N/A

N/A N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A N/A

N/A

-5.50 +5.50 -3.00 3.50

No standards

No Std.

-4.00 +3.50 -2.00 2.50

C 20/20

10 6 1.5

0

Optec2300: 40 sec or A-B

No standards

None

None

20/50 20/400

-1.50 3.00 -1.00 No Stand. 100

20/400
20/40-0 Goodlite
20/100

20/20-1
20/20-0 Goodlite
20/20-0**

No Standard (Designated)
Cyclo - Sph only -1.50 +3.00 -1.00 3.50

20/200

20/20-0**

20/400
No Standard No Standard No Standard

20/20-0** 20/20-3*** 20/20-3*** 20/20-3***

-8.00

No Standard (Designated Status)
+8.00 -3.00 3.50

20/100 No Standard

20/20-3*** 20/20-3***

20/50 20/200

No Standard Note: also for Cyclo Refraction
-1.50 +3.00 -1.00

20/400

No Standard UC>20/40 =
Must fly with Rx C=20/20

20/20
UC=20/400 C=20/20
UC=20/40 C=20/20

881

6 6 1.5

AFVT: 40 sec Randot: 40 sec Titmus: 40 sec 0
VTA-ND: 25sec Optec2300: A-D PASS Verhoeff: 8/8 Randot:40sec 0 Titmus: (40sec)

UC=20/100
C=20/20 C=20/20

NOTOSP (NOHOSH) *

No Standard Same as Class I
No Standard

UC 20/20- 1

40 Sec of Arc @ 20 feet. AFVT/OPTEC 2300: A-B Titmus II Line 1-9 Randot circles
Lines 1-7

Ref. to Opto. any movement on CoverUncover, or Alternate

ATC (Initial C 3)

20/100

Air Crew (Initial C 3)

20/100

Not Required

No Standard

Air Crew (Comp. C 3)

20/200

Landing signal Officer-C 3

20/200

ATC (Comp. C 3)

20/200

20/20-1

Not Required

100

UC 20/400

1st Class Airline Transport 2nd Class Commercial

No Standard

20/20

Near VA: C=20/40 at 16"
Intermed. VA: C=20/40 at 32" if
over 50

3rd Class Private

No Standard 20/40

Near VA:

No standard

C=20/40 at 16"

* NOTOSP= No Obvious Tropia Or Symptomatic Phoria. (NOHOSH = No Obvious Hetertropia Or Symptomatic Heterphoria)

** Designated Class I Pilots, service group (SG) I, II, or III, must be corrected to 20/20-0, either Snellen, or 10/10 on Goodlite.

*** Class II to Class IV Navy fliers corrected vision can be 20/20-3 (7/10) on Goodlite chart, or 20/20-0 on Snellen chart.

881 661 No standard

No Hx of diplopia

No Standard

PIP 9 of 15 No Standard

PIP or Computer 12/14 PIP "mild" WCCVT / 55+ CCT No waivers granted.

PIP or Computer 12/14 PIP, "mild" WCCVT / 55+ CCT

PIP 12/14 "mild" /55+ computer

Color Vision

Refractive Surgery

Test / Score

RK

PRK/ LASEK

LASIK/ SmILE

Intraocular Pressure
IOP in mmHg

Allowed, No waivers required for
uncomplicated

 21 mmHg or  3 mmHg

cases if pre-op refractive error <

difference. (DQ only for

CCT 55+

N

+3.00, < -8.00 and < 3.00 D of astigmatism.

applicants). If applicant has IOP >21, but <27

SMILE not approved for
aircrew.

and pachs >540, considered to meet std.

No waiver req Pre

Sx: +4 to -6 SE, 3 Cyl; Waiver if
Pre Sx:

IOP = 8-21  3 mmHg diff.

N

-6 to -8 SE

No waiver req for

App. Pre Sx:

+3.00 to -8.00 SE,

3.00 Cyl.

Desig. Pre Sx:

+6.00 to -11.50

SE, 6.00 Cyl. No waiver req for

App. Pre Sx:

+6.00 to -8.00 SE,

6.00 Cyl.

Designated: No

limit, (done at DOD

CRSX)

Allowed. For candidates, Preoperative refractive limits: Sphere -8.00 to +6.00, Cylinder: -3.00 to +3.00, Anisometropia: 3.5 diopters. (Beyond these standards, a waiver
requires NAMI endorsement.) IOP from 8-21,  3 mmHg diffence IOP  22,  4 mmHg difference

No waivers granted.

Allowed. Within 2 years of surgery requires exam by optometrist stating no
complications. After 2 years, just meets visual
acuity requirements.

2020 update edited by LCDR Amanda Jimenez Myers, OD, USN . Any questions or comments can be forwarded to amanda.l.jimenezmyers.mil@mail.mil

Reference

Definition

General Notes

USAF

USA

I (P A) IA (CSO A) II (P) II (FS/CSO) III Untrained * III Trained * RPA Pilot (untrained) ** RPA Pilot (Trained) GBC (Trained or Untrained) MOD
SWA
W/C-OF I SNA (P)
II SNFO I SG1 I SG2 I SG3 II NFO, AMO, AC(FW only)
II AC-Rotary Wing III ATC IV UAS/UAV NOTOSP NOHOSH
Initial Class 1 (P) Comprehensive Class 1 (P)
Initial Class 2 ATC (Initial C 3) PRK
LASIK
PIP

Pilot Applicant Combat Systems Operator Applicant Trained Pilot Trained Flight Surgeon / CSO
Ground Based Controller Misille Operations Duty
Special Warfare Airmen
Warrant / Company Grade Officer Class I Student Naval Aviator (Pilot)
Class II Student Naval Flight Officer Class I Service Group 1 Class I Service Group 2 Class I Service Group 3 Class II Naval Flight Officer, Weapon System Officer, AeroMedical Officer, Fixed Wing Air Crew Class II Aircrew in Rotary Wing Aircraft Class III Air Traffic Controllers Unmanned Aerial Systems, Unmaned Aerial Vehicle No Obvious Tropias or Symptomatic Phorias No Obvious Hetertropia or Symptomatic Heterphoria Prospective Class 1 Pilots Designated Class 1 Pilots Prospective Class 2 Pilots Air Traffic Controller Applicants, class 3 Photorefractive Keratectomy
Laser Assisted In-situ Keratectomy Pseudoisochomatic Plates
USAF USA and USN Coast Guard
FAA

All refractive standards are based on most plus or most minus meridian, not spherical equivalent
There are no refractive standards for trained aircrew. By definition FC II, whether pilot, CSO or FS are all trained. IFC I/IA are untrained. You can have either trained or untrained FC III and RPA Pilot Air Battle Manager (No phoria/depth requirements), Boom Operator 2324 RPA Pilot applicants must meet FC II standards during Undergraduate Remote Pilot Training (URT) and then must meet RPA Pilot standards upon completion of training.
RPA sensor operator, Air Traffic Control
Includes Combat Rescue Officer (CRO), Special Tactics Officer (STO), Air Laison Officer (ALO), Pararescue (PJ), Combat Control (CCT), Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), Special Operations Weather NOTE. Pay attention: -1.00 - 0.75 x 180 might appear qualified. However, when transposed to -1.75 + 0.75 x 090 it is apparent that this refraction is disqualifying because the sphere amount exceeds -1.50. Manifest refraction is required only for SNA who are NOT 20/20-0 on Goodlite in both eyes. Cycloplegic refraction (1% cyclopentolate) to assure  +3.00 (Note: 20/20-0 result is NOT required for cycloplegic exam nor is there an astigmatism (Cyl) standard on cyclo)
Selection exam: Refraction limits apply to manifest refraction (Cyclo not required) Retention exam - Annual Carrier Landing Qualified OK for all aircraft Retention exam - Annual Not Fixed Wing Carrier Landing Qualified HELOs OK Retention exam - Annual Not Carrier Qualified - Must be in Dual Piloted Aircraft
If a goodlite chart or AFVT is used- 7/10 on the 20/20 line is qualifying. If any other chart is used (i.e. Snellen), all letters must be read on the line in order to get credit for that line (i.e. 20/20-0 Snellen to be within standards).
Moving away from using this acronym in favor of "NOTOSP" as duplicate "H" lead to confusion.
Oblative eximer laser refractive surgery. NOTE, WHERE PRK / LASIK / LASEK IS NOTED AS "APPROVED", IT IS SERVICE SPECIFIC ON WAVIERS / RESTRICTIONS. Check with the individual Service authority for details and restrictions.
Oblative eximer laser refractive surgery with corneal flap PIP testing should always be done under approved light source only (i.e. daylight lamp) USAF only accects the Cone Contrast Test (CCT) for color vision. PIP or Computer testing and allows FALANT if qualified prior to 01 Jan 2017 (Grandfathered in). WCCT = Waggoner Computerized Color Vision Test; CCT = Cone Contrast Test (Rabin). Same color vision standards as USN. Non-specific on color testing

USN

Coas t Guard


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