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About six months ago I found during a routine eye exam that my left eye has an odd visual field issue no one can diagnosis. I have 20/20 in each eye and 20/20 Binocular. The ONLY way you notice the issue is left eye monocular test or if I happen to notice it while reading and it gets stuck in my head.
The neuro optometrist ordered an MRI to rule out MS and to make sure my optical nerves were okay. Well the MRI came back negative for MS lesions but a 1x1cm arachnoid cyst was found around my pineal gland with no damage to the surrounding brain matter. Additionally, a Rathke’s Cleft Cyst was found on my pituitary. My optical nerves sheaths have minor distention but no gross tortusity. Both the neuro docs said everything is benign and doesn’t explain the odd visual field issues. My AME agrees as all visual test come back normal with 20/20 vision. My normal eye doc is ex USAF and says to stop while I’m a head and just deal with the minor visual issue before I screw myself over employment wise.
Everything I can find is that once the cysts were found the FAA point of view is I’m screwed even though they are benign. The AME just says to document it as an multiple eye exam for visual issues with a notation saying “20/20 vision no issues found and released for normal duty”. My normal eye doc is ****ed I had an MRI completed as he said it’s over diagnosing and that will be a major determinate to my FAA medical.
So what are y’all’s thoughts?
The neuro optometrist ordered an MRI to rule out MS and to make sure my optical nerves were okay. Well the MRI came back negative for MS lesions but a 1x1cm arachnoid cyst was found around my pineal gland with no damage to the surrounding brain matter. Additionally, a Rathke’s Cleft Cyst was found on my pituitary. My optical nerves sheaths have minor distention but no gross tortusity. Both the neuro docs said everything is benign and doesn’t explain the odd visual field issues. My AME agrees as all visual test come back normal with 20/20 vision. My normal eye doc is ex USAF and says to stop while I’m a head and just deal with the minor visual issue before I screw myself over employment wise.
Everything I can find is that once the cysts were found the FAA point of view is I’m screwed even though they are benign. The AME just says to document it as an multiple eye exam for visual issues with a notation saying “20/20 vision no issues found and released for normal duty”. My normal eye doc is ****ed I had an MRI completed as he said it’s over diagnosing and that will be a major determinate to my FAA medical.
So what are y’all’s thoughts?