X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 22:59:18 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtpauth07.mail.atl.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.4) with ESMTP id 893185 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:15:50 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.67; envelope-from=tthibaultsprint@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=WA/FR/pTJB33t8FeX1rd+ez5i2mrjYw/WC3giwT7gPiYUQNo1vexkMbP45IY3i5J; h=Received:Message-ID:Date:From:User-Agent:X-Accept-Language:MIME-Version:To:Subject:Content-Type:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [69.231.165.99] (helo=[192.168.1.100]) by smtpauth07.mail.atl.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1EpZeL-0005wm-3m for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:15:05 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <43AB3377.400@earthlink.net> X-Original-Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:15:03 -0700 From: Tom Thibault User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: Multi Focal Contact Lenses Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------040508040300090101080302" X-ELNK-Trace: de8bf13def69c2f69bce407a0563371ed780f4a490ca69563f9fea00a6dd62bc11bb8ed5eeba4c4c00d2047a3fb04773350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 69.231.165.99 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------040508040300090101080302 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Matt, You stated "FAA still not okay with bifocal contacts and always avoid monovision". I understand the prohibition on monovision, but is AOPA wrong about the following (lifted from their web page)? I am not considering surgery at all, just the potential use of multifocal contact lenses. Tom FAA approves multi-focus contacts, intraocular lenses The FAA has just approved the use of multi-focus contact lenses and multi-focus intraocular lenses for pilots. "You can fly with these lenses now, as long as your vision is normal," said Gary Crump, AOPA director of medical certification. "You just need an FAA eye evaluation form completed by your eye-care specialist. Give that to your AME at the time of your next medical certification exam." (The form and more information are available on AOPA Online.) Intraocular lenses are implanted in the eye to replace the natural lens, usually because of cataracts. Monofocal lenses are set at one distance (far, intermediate, or reading), meaning the patient still has to wear glasses. Multi-focus lenses allow the patient to see things clearly at different distances without having to use glasses. Multifocal contact lenses offer the same advantages to pilots who need vision correction over multiple distances. Progressive contact lenses, for example, can allow a pilot to clearly see charts, the instrument panel, and far distances without using glasses. --------------040508040300090101080302 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Matt, You stated "FAA still not okay with bifocal contacts and always avoid monovision". I understand the prohibition on monovision, but is AOPA wrong about the following (lifted from their web page)? I am not considering surgery at all, just the potential use of multifocal contact lenses. Tom

FAA approves multi-focus contacts, intraocular lenses

The FAA has just approved the use of multi-focus contact lenses and multi-focus intraocular lenses for pilots.

"You can fly with these lenses now, as long as your vision is normal," said Gary Crump, AOPA director of medical certification. "You just need an FAA eye evaluation form completed by your eye-care specialist. Give that to your AME at the time of your next medical certification exam." (The form and more information are available on AOPA Online.)

Intraocular lenses are implanted in the eye to replace the natural lens, usually because of cataracts. Monofocal lenses are set at one distance (far, intermediate, or reading), meaning the patient still has to wear glasses. Multi-focus lenses allow the patient to see things clearly at different distances without having to use glasses.

Multifocal contact lenses offer the same advantages to pilots who need vision correction over multiple distances. Progressive contact lenses, for example, can allow a pilot to clearly see charts, the instrument panel, and far distances without using glasses.

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