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I was wondering If I could wear corrective lenses/glasses inside the cockpit If I have a certified class 2 medical certificate?

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    $\begingroup$ Which country or regulations are you asking about? $\endgroup$ – Pondlife Aug 24 '17 at 3:21
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    $\begingroup$ Not only can they, but they must if it is required by their medical certificate. $\endgroup$ – Devil07 Aug 24 '17 at 18:35
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Yes. All current classes of FAA-issued medical certificates allow for the use of corrective lenses in the cockpit. See Title 14 ยง67 Medical Standards and Certification.

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According to the FAA, yes. For a Class 2 Medical:

  • Distant Vision: 20/20 or better in each eye separately, with or without correction.
  • Near Vision: 20/40 or better in each eye separately (Snellen equivalent), with or without correction, as measured at 16 inches.
  • Intermediate Vision: 20/40 or better in each eye separately (Snellen equivalent), with or without correction at age 50 and over, as measured at 32 inches.

Notice the "with or without correction".

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According to the CAA in the UK,

Class 1
Refractive error

(1) At initial examination an applicant may be assessed as fit with:

  (i) hypermetropia not exceeding +5.0 dioptres;

  (ii) myopia not exceeding -6.0 dioptres;

  (iii) astigmatism not exceeding 2.0 dioptres;

  (iv) anisometropia not exceeding 2.0 dioptres;

provided that optimal correction has been considered and no significant pathology is demonstrated.

BUT there are a long list of exceptions and further conditions that may well disqualify you anyway. And the requirements for a class 2 medical are stricter, add limits on top of this.

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    $\begingroup$ Hey - I'm not sure if it's the other way round in the USA, but in the UK Class 1 is the strict, commercial medical and Class 2 is what you need for a PPL and a lot less strict. $\endgroup$ – Dan Aug 24 '17 at 6:42

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