FiveSevenK9
New Member
Hey everyone, I wanted to see if there's an active flight doc in here. I graduated OCS on Nov 8th and have been in TMG since. I just recieved a medical dq for SNA from NAMI as of Nov 22. The letter says "unspecified disorder of cornea H189 Topography out of standards for SNA". Since I was told I had a 50/50 chance for dq back during week 1 of training, I've been doing a lot of research on my issue since then. I have full 20/20, full depth perception, and full field of view. However, NAMI must think I will go blind due to a potential risk of me developing keratoconus as seen on my topography. It is extremely frustrating when I read how NAMI allows cornea cross linking surgery to prevent this issue in active winged pilots and it has approximately a 95% success rate. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem a waiver or surgery is possible for applicants. I am currently waiting to see if I can redesignate as NFO since topography is only performed for SNA. How realistic is it for me to hope I can get CXL surgery as an NFO and Lat-transfer to pilot later down the line? I'll wrap up by saying that for anyone pursuing SNA, I highly encourage you to get a flight physical if possible before going to OCS. The admin process of medical is absolutely messed up between OCS and NAMI these days. Hope to save others from heartbreak.