Topic: Medical - Vision Questions

[Stacked]

Thanks MM. Helpful as always . Appreciate it.
That was the first eye exam i've ever had in my life lol!

[MKos]

Dude, I wear glasses and contacts, listen to the other members hear, i totally agree about not getting laaser eye i do not wanna take the chance,my advice, get the 7day or month long contacts and carry them with u they are easy to manage and take out and put in, you can even sleep with them! Hope ur exam went well, im sure yolll be fne, they tend to be verry forgiving and leanient on vision im sure thats the least of your worries. Just chiillll and concentrate at the many other things ahead of you!


Cheers,
 

[PMedMoe]

get the 7day or month long contacts and carry them with u they are easy to manage and take out and put in, you can even sleep with them!

Don't wear contacts when you're going to get gassed.   

[Nowithere]

Quick question- What are the colour vision requirements for signals officer?

[Rookie Green]

Quick question- What are the colour vision requirements for signals officer?

CV3. Please do a search next time, as the stickied topic "Enrollment Medical Standards" provides a link to answering your question.

[Paul_Ontario]

Sorry is this was posted before but..

Right now i have 20/400 vision but its a little blurier in my right eye  but with glasses i can see 20/20  i am hoping to join Infantry do you think i will pass the eye test?

Im am thinking about joining in three or four years so i can learn how to swim get fit finish highschool and my vision my get a little better

thanks 


Name:paul ha 

[Rookie Green]

From a fellow reader, welcome to army.ca.

This topic has been discussed extensively before. A search would find the necessary information. In short, no, you will not qualify for infantry. The vision standards can be found in the stickied topics above and in the document CFP154. Search CFP154 on Google and you will have your answer in complete detail. I will post the link in a moment as soon as I can find it.

EDIT:

This is the vision grading system: http://www.forces.gc.ca/health-sante/pd/cfp-pfc-154/AN-A-eng.asp
This is the standard for the various trades of the CF: http://www.forces.gc.ca/health-sante/pd/cfp-pfc-154/AN-E-eng.asp

However, do not let this discourage you from the Canadian Forces. You will find there are many rewarding careers outside of the combat arms, and what is true today may not be so tomorrow, and vice versa.

[Paul_Ontario]

that sucks i guess i should start saving for laser eye surgery   

[MKos]

I wouldnt advise laser eye personally i dont like the risks cuz even though their is a small margin of error you cannot get your eyes back if something happens, alot of thinking into it beforehand but what u need to do is what u need to do...


Good Luck,
 

[Occam]

I wouldnt advise laser eye personally i dont like the risks cuz even though their is a small margin of error you cannot get your eyes back if something happens, alot of thinking into it beforehand but what u need to do is what u need to do...

Please don't use MSN speak, and use proper grammar and spelling.  It's the site rules which you agreed to when you joined the site.

P.S.  Looking at your profile: 

1.  If you go to RMC, you will never be a Naval Weapons Tech.  RMC trains officers, NWT is a NCM trade.
2.  The Royal Canadian Navy no longer exists, and hasn't since 1968.  It's just "Navy", or "Canadian Navy".
3.  Help is "accepted", not "excepted".

[MKos]

Man firstly, calm down, I agreed not to spell in msn talk yes, But i dont see a reason for you to be so offended by it, if its that much of a problem to you then dont read the forum, and I am aware that the RMC trains officers, I want to be a Naval Combat Systems Engineering Officer, sorry again, I made my profile at like 3am while I was just looking around on the Site. No reason for you to criticize what I post on my profile, POint is, your complaints would be appropriate in a forum about proper grammer, not one where someone is simply asking fpr info and opinions, But sorry if i somehow hurt your ethics of typing on the internet, I apologize,

P.S Thanks for your concerns I ill try and apply them to every forum i post in?

 

[Rookie Green]

Man firstly, calm down, I agreed not to spell in msn talk yes, But i dont see a reason for you to be so offended by it, if its that much of a problem to you then dont read the forum, and I am aware that the RMC trains officers, I want to be a Naval Combat Systems Engineering Officer, sorry again, I made my profile at like 3am while I was just looking around on the Site. No reason for you to criticize what I post on my profile, POint is, your complaints would be appropriate in a forum about proper grammer, not one where someone is simply asking fpr info and opinions, But sorry if i somehow hurt your ethics of typing on the internet, I apologize,

P.S Thanks for your concerns I ill try and apply them to every forum i post in?

 

The man had a point. It wastes time and leads to misinterpretations when you use MSN speak. For example, I'm an engineer. I write a lot of reports where proper spelling, grammar and form is key to clear communication. Clear communication ensures that the responder knows exactly what they're reading and responding to; so that future readers can understand what was asked at the time so that the same question doesn't get asked over and over.

Whenever I do something wrong on this site (I would say more frequently than I should) and someone calls me out on it, I try to learn not to do it again and see it from their perspective.

Just my two cents.

[CDN Aviator]

your complaints would be appropriate in a forum about proper grammer, not one where someone is simply asking fpr info and opinions,

Read the rules of this site again.........

[Occam]

Man firstly, calm down, I agreed not to spell in msn talk yes,

But you did it anyway.

But i dont see a reason for you to be so offended by it, if its that much of a problem to you then dont read the forum,

I wasn't offended, but if someone must leave, it'll be the guy who can't use English.

and I am aware that the RMC trains officers, I want to be a Naval Combat Systems Engineering Officer, sorry again, I made my profile at like 3am while I was just looking around on the Site.

So if you're seeking NCS Eng, why did you just correct your profile to read "Naval Weapon Systems Engineering Officer", which doesn't even exist?  Here's some advice - don't post or edit your profile at 3 am.  Attention to detail, lad...attention to detail.  You'll need it at RMC.

No reason for you to criticize what I post on my profile, POint is, your complaints would be appropriate in a forum about proper grammer, not one where someone is simply asking fpr info and opinions,

C'mon, now....you didn't really read the site rules, did you?

But sorry if i somehow hurt your ethics of typing on the internet, I apologize,

 

[Cerulean_Sky]

Hello all,

I'm an OCdt in the ROTP program (I enrolled recently, this August). I've already been cleared medically, however my vision is -6.50 in both eyes, and as you might know the cutoff for V5 is -7.00. I have 3 years until I actually graduate and am able to start working, and I'm worried that in that time my vision may worsen. What happens to me if I do become a V5? Am I kicked out of the Canadian Forces as a whole, or will my job just be switched? (On graduation I'm intended to go to Land Electrical Mechanical Engineering, MOC 00187. The minimum vision requirement for this job is V4.)

I would appreciate any input you have to this situation.

[medicineman]

The V5 cat is based on your visual acuity with and without glasses, as well as your manifest refraction.  If you're that concerned, find out about LASIK or PRK and get the surgery done.  There is no trade in the Service where V5 is allowed...you could get a release or you might get an accomodation, all depends on what D Med Pol and Career Shops have to say.

MM

[Cerulean_Sky]

I'm aware of all factors that contribute to V5, but unfortunately I am essentially still at the last level before being classified a V5. Any slight shift to the worse can get me to that level.

If you don't mind me asking, what's an accommodation?

I talked to a LASIK doctor before the application process, and unfortunately no one wants to risk operating on my eyes. Because my vision's worse than -6.00 I've already got a 1 in 20 risk of detached retina (instead of a 1 in 300 risk for the general population). If I got any kind of surgery on them, the chance of detached retina would go up by something like 400%.

[medicineman]

An accomodation is a decision from the Career shop, based on D Med Pol reccomendations of your what your medical category and limitations are, saying that you can stay within your trade and the CF.  There are other things they base that decision on - what your trade is, your experience, are you or your mates going to be put at risk by the medical limitations you have, and needs of the service.  I wouldn't even think of trying to guess what their decision would be in your case - people aren't always getting favourable decisions right now for V5's.

Hope that helps.  Regardless, I'm not going to tell you what to do.

Cheers.

MM

[kincanucks]

Hello all,

I'm an OCdt in the ROTP program (I enrolled recently, this August). I've already been cleared medically, however my vision is -6.50 in both eyes, and as you might know the cutoff for V5 is -7.00. I have 3 years until I actually graduate and am able to start working, and I'm worried that in that time my vision may worsen. What happens to me if I do become a V5? Am I kicked out of the Canadian Forces as a whole, or will my job just be switched? (On graduation I'm intended to go to Land Electrical Mechanical Engineering, MOC 00187. The minimum vision requirement for this job is V4.)

I would appreciate any input you have to this situation.

V5 equals bye bye.

[rightawaysir]

Hey guys, I'm in the process of applying for ROTP and slightly concerned about the vision test. First off, I've never worn any corrective vision at all, ever. The thing is, my optometrist told me about 2 years ago, that I have a microscopic scar on my left eye, that lowers the vision a bit. When i close my right eye, everything is just a little bit more blurry. However my right eye has better than 20/20 vision. My doc said what an average eye can see at 15 meters, I can see at 20 meters. I honestly don't have any trouble with my vision at all, and can read things at distances others cannot. I guess my eyes cancel each other out or something.

Anyway, I was wondering what the vision test consists of. Is it extremely extensive? Or is it "Here, read that on the other side of the room"?

My choices for trades in order are: 1st: Pilot   2nd: Engineer Officer   3rd: Air Navigator

If I do require laser eye surgery, would I still make the deadline, or is there a period where I have to wait before I can apply?

 

[medicineman]

If you're applying for aircrew, and if you make it past the CFAT, etc, you'll be sent for a thorough ophthalmological exam as part of the medical.  If your vision is within standards for pilot, so be it...if not, there are other things you'll likely be suitable for.

MM

[rightawaysir]

Thanks. Does anyone know what the policy for laser eye surgery is in the CF? For instance, if i know i have to get it done, would it be smart to do so before the medical? Will i have to wait x number of months after getting it??

[George Wallace]

Thanks. Does anyone know what the policy for laser eye surgery is in the CF? For instance, if i know i have to get it done, would it be smart to do so before the medical? Will i have to wait x number of months after getting it??

Good question.  You will find the answer in the topics on Laser Eye Surgery.

[JB 11 11]

I talked to a LASIK doctor before the application process, and unfortunately no one wants to risk operating on my eyes. Because my vision's worse than -6.00 I've already got a 1 in 20 risk of detached retina (instead of a 1 in 300 risk for the general population). If I got any kind of surgery on them, the chance of detached retina would go up by something like 400%.

I'd get a second opinion on LASIK if I were you. I just had a consultation with LASIK and my eyes are -7.5... LASIK itself was out, but PRK was fine and infact better suited to the CF. Plus, with PRK if they don't get it exactly right the first go (which is rare) then you are able to get the procedure done again. Not so with LASIK. Unless you are a lot worse off than -7.5 or have a wikkid astigmatism, I am surprised they turned you away.

[Paul_Ontario]

So i got my eye test today and i got -2.50 in one eye and -2.75 in the other would this be good for Infantry? sorry if this has been posted before, Thanks

And what glasses should i get for the Army?

Paul