Good morning,
My wife is considering getting a PPL. She's been a passenger only with me up until this point.
About a year ago, during a routine eye exam, the doctor saw that one eye's retina was detaching. She had no symptoms or vision loss, which they found strange. It was fortunate the eye exam caught this early. Literally that evening, she went in for retinal reattachment surgery. At this point, she's back to 20/20 (corrected) in both and is otherwise fine.
If she were to go in for a 3rd class medical, I believe an 8500-7 report is needed from the eye surgeon. Does anyone know how big of a deal would her getting a medical be? Would she be looking at a SODA or SI, or is this just a matter of getting the right paperwork done in advance?
Thanks!
My wife is considering getting a PPL. She's been a passenger only with me up until this point.
About a year ago, during a routine eye exam, the doctor saw that one eye's retina was detaching. She had no symptoms or vision loss, which they found strange. It was fortunate the eye exam caught this early. Literally that evening, she went in for retinal reattachment surgery. At this point, she's back to 20/20 (corrected) in both and is otherwise fine.
If she were to go in for a 3rd class medical, I believe an 8500-7 report is needed from the eye surgeon. Does anyone know how big of a deal would her getting a medical be? Would she be looking at a SODA or SI, or is this just a matter of getting the right paperwork done in advance?
Thanks!