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eye sight requirement in the df

  • 04-01-2010 2:56am
    #1
    cork1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 443 ✭✭


    When you apply for entry to the defence forces you go through all the testing. medical,drugs,fitness and the eye sight. i am just wondering what exactly the eye sight requirement is in the df?? and also where exactly do they stand on lasr eye surgery??


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  • #2
    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,221 ✭✭✭✭m5ex9oqjawdg2i


    Well being colour blind is not going to help. Your eyesight doesn't need to be perfect, but I don't think you can be colour blind. As for lazer eye surgery, do they need to know? ;) Honestly, how will it effect your performance? Just keep quiet about it ;)


  • #3
    cork1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 443 ✭✭cork1


    Jason Purple Witchcraft wrote: »
    Well being colour blind is not going to help. Your eyesight doesn't need to be perfect, but I don't think you can be colour blind. As for lazer eye surgery, do they need to know? ;) Honestly, how will it effect your performance? Just keep quiet about it ;)

    well i passed the eye test and colour blindness test in the RDF two years ago. see im perfectly willing to get laser eye and not tell them but im wondering if theres someway of them finding out during an eye test. i suppose theres really only one way to know and thats go for it as soon as theyre recruiting again.


  • #4
    concussion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭concussion


    Officially - no laser surgery allowed.
    Officially - they will catch you during the medical due to the scarring left behind
    Officially - WoD has announced they are re-evaluating the requirements.


  • #5
    gunnerfitzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭gunnerfitzy


    concussion wrote: »
    Officially - no laser surgery allowed. Yep. Cases ongoing regarding serving members who got it done
    Officially - they will catch you during the medical due to the scarring left behind I'd have my doubts TBH but possible
    Officially - WoD has announced they are re-evaluating the requirements. Yep

    .


  • #6
    concussion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭concussion


    gunnerfitzy wrote: »
    Yep. Cases ongoing regarding serving members who got it done

    Surely you're not implying that serving members paid for laser surgery while on leave and said nothing? Possibly told anyone who asked that they were wearing contacts? Surely that wouldn't happen?


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  • #7
    gunnerfitzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭gunnerfitzy


    concussion wrote: »
    Surely you're not implying that serving members paid for laser surgery while on leave and said nothing? Possibly told anyone who asked that they were wearing contacts? Surely that wouldn't happen?

    surely not... my bad!! :rolleyes:


  • #8
    DeCoR18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 403 ✭✭DeCoR18


    I have the exact same concerns OP, will definately be trying for a cadetship or basic the next time recruiting comes around. But yeah my eyes are certainly my biggest weakness.


  • #9
    maxxie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 949 ✭✭✭maxxie


    do you think they will lift the ban on not allowing candidates with colour blindness to get in??


  • #10
    NoQuarter
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    DeCoR18 wrote: »
    I have the exact same concerns OP, will definately be trying for a cadetship or basic the next time recruiting comes around. But yeah my eyes are certainly my biggest weakness.

    Plenty of people with glasses in the DF.


  • #11
    ToniTuddle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,964 ✭✭✭ToniTuddle


    My mate is in the British army and he wears glasses/contact lenses...

    I always thought you had to have perfect eye sight to get in.


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  • #12
    Boston
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    concussion wrote: »
    Officially - no laser surgery allowed.
    Officially - they will catch you during the medical due to the scarring left behind
    Officially - WoD has announced they are re-evaluating the requirements.

    There are two types of Laser eye treatment, lasek and lasik, the latter leaves almost no scarring.


  • #13
    ToniTuddle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,964 ✭✭✭ToniTuddle


    Boston wrote: »
    There are two types of Laser eye treatment, lasek and lasik, the latter leaves almost no scarring.

    Then why would anyone go for lasek if it does leave scarring...?


  • #14
    Boston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,163 ✭✭✭✭Boston


    About 5 to 6 times the cost. While you recover your vision quicker (24 hours as opposed to a week or so) the healing time is longer, up to 6 months. instead of 2.


  • #15
    DeCoR18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 403 ✭✭DeCoR18


    king-stew wrote: »
    Plenty of people with glasses in the DF.

    I'm almost positive I don't meet the standard needed without correction. Not a 100% on that though, need to confirm it.


  • #16
    ToniTuddle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,964 ✭✭✭ToniTuddle


    Well wait a minute....why officially do they not allow laser eye surgery?

    If it improves their vision so they won't have to be bothering with contatcs/glasses...


  • #17
    DeCoR18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 403 ✭✭DeCoR18


    ToniTuddle wrote: »
    Well wait a minute....why officially do they not allow laser eye surgery?

    If it improves their vision so they won't have to be bothering with contatcs/glasses...

    I think they said the Defence Forces had concerns over the structure of the eye being weakened from the surgery. Like if you get hit in the eye or whatever.


  • #18
    Boston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,163 ✭✭✭✭Boston


    Its a ligitimate concern, but any operation takes time to heal. Night vision is quite bad for a month or so after. Sounds like the DF is working off old medical advice.


  • #19
    ToniTuddle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,964 ✭✭✭ToniTuddle


    After seeing Top Gun as a kid I was obsessed about having a career in that field!

    Then eyesight went when I was 9 or 10.
    So put all those dreams aside :(


  • #20
    cork1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 443 ✭✭cork1


    but does anybody actually know what your sight in each eye needs to be? im going to specsavers next week and i might aswell check it as im there


  • #21
    BuckJamesRogers
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    maxxie wrote: »
    do you think they will lift the ban on not allowing candidates with colour blindness to get in??

    cant see it mate, sorry!


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  • #22
    DeCoR18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 403 ✭✭DeCoR18


    cork1 wrote: »
    but does anybody actually know what your sight in each eye needs to be? im going to specsavers next week and i might aswell check it as im there

    "Vision must be not
    less than 6/18 in
    each eye, corrected
    to not less than 6/6
    in one eye and 6/9
    in the other"

    I actually planned on going and getting tested this week aswell but the weather obviously turned to **** lol.


  • #23
    DeCoR18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 403 ✭✭DeCoR18


    ToniTuddle wrote: »
    After seeing Top Gun as a kid I was obsessed about having a career in that field!

    Then eyesight went when I was 9 or 10.
    So put all those dreams aside :(

    How bad are your eyes?


  • #24
    ToniTuddle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,964 ✭✭✭ToniTuddle


    DeCoR18 wrote: »
    How bad are your eyes?


    Don't know exactly(must get the doc to tell me next time I am there)...but I just got the nearest ruler and measured how far I can see clearly.

    Can only see things clearly up to 8 inches from my eyes. :(
    Once it goes past that it begins to blur.

    There's no way any army/forces in this world who have me...unless I got the laser treatment.
    But from what other posters are saying even that may not get you in.


  • #25
    DeCoR18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 403 ✭✭DeCoR18


    ToniTuddle wrote: »
    Don't know exactly(must get the doc to tell me next time I am there)...but I just got the nearest ruler and measured how far I can see clearly.

    Can only see things clearly up to 8 inches from my eyes. :(
    Once it goes past that it begins to blur.

    There's no way any army/forces in this world who have me...unless I got the laser treatment.
    But from what other posters are saying even that may not get you in.

    Well don't give up buddy, if theres a chance you can fix it with laser and you really want it go for it. Were you thinking of the defence forces? Not sure how Top Gun that would be though lol:p


  • #26
    ToniTuddle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,964 ✭✭✭ToniTuddle


    DeCoR18 wrote: »
    Well don't give up buddy, if theres a chance you can fix it with laser and you really want it go for it. Were you thinking of the defence forces? Not sure how Top Gun that would be though lol:p


    I'll send you a visitor message as don't want to take the thread off topic and get in bother! :D


    Hope the OP gets his answers and gets to do what he wants in life.


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