Eyesight Worse Than 8.00 Diopters

[academyhopeful12]

Good evening,
If my eyes are correctable to 20/40, but my uncorrected eyes are worse than 8.00 diopters, what are the chances for getting a waiver (is it even possible)? I am not planning on being a pilot.
Disqualification regulation:
"Current refractive error (hyperopia, myopia, astigmatism) in excess of -8.00 or +8.00 diopters spherical equivalent or astigmatism in excess of 3.00 diopters"
Thank you!

 

[Bicentennial_Mom]

DD just cleared waivers for this. Was pretty easy once we knew what the AMIs we needed to ask our optometrist to retest for. I understand they were concerned about detached retinas and holes in the optic nerves. Our daughter's eyes were healthy; just a high Rx.

Her eyes are correctible to 20/20 in glasses and better than 20/20 in contacts.

Good luck!!!