Pupils : What to Expect at the Flight Physical
Item 33: FAA Policies on the Airman Medical Exam
Apr 2014
Guidance is compiled and interpreted by professional pilots and physicians at FlightPhysical.com from the 2014 AME Guide page 54, FAA and FDA web data (www.FAA.gov & www.FDA.gov), instructions specified in the Aeronautical Information Manual, Federal Air Surgeon Bulletins from 1999-2015, and 14 CFR Part 61 and Part 67 (the FARs).
Part of the AME's eye exam will involve inspection of the Pupils and Iris. The doctor will check for the presence of synechiae and uveitis. Size, shape, and reaction to light should be evaluated during the ophthalmoscopic examination. AME's will look for coloboma, reaction to light, and any disparity in size between the two pupils.
Related Pages:
Medical History Related to the Eye
Anatomy (Eye Structure)
- 31. Eyes, general
- 32. Ophthalmoscopic
- 33. Pupils (Equity and reaction) (This Page)
- 34. Ocular Motility
Physiology (Visual Function)
- 50. Distant Vision
- 51.a. Near Vision
- 51.b. Intermediate Vision
- 52. Color Vision
- 53. Field of Vision
- 54. Heterophoria
Medical Flight Tests for those with Waiverable Vision Defects
- Medical Flight Tests Overview
- Medical Flight Tests General Instructions
- Decision Flow Chart for Pilots Who Fail Color Vision Test (Graphic)
- Medical Flight Tests Procedures
- Color Vision Flight Test
- Medical Flight Tests: Signal Light Test
- Medical Flight Tests: Monocular Vision (for pilots with vision in a single eye )
- Operational Color Vision Test (OCVT)
This page discussed the Pupils portion of the Eyes & Vision section of the Fight Physical Examination required of pilots.
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