When a pilot has an eye condition or does not meet vision standards at the AME's exam, the FAA asks for a specialist report on Form 8500-7. An ophthalmologist or optometrist records history, phorias, fusion and motility, pupils, fields, slit lamp and fundus findings, acuity, pressure, prescription, eye surgeries and medications, and a professional evaluation.
An ophthalmologist or optometrist completes Items 1 to 17 on the two form pages and signs as the eye specialist. The two cover pages are torn off before submission.
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Report of Eye Evaluation
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Yes. Form 8500-7 is completed by an eye specialist, either an ophthalmologist or an optometrist, who signs in Item 17B. The glaucoma evaluation, Form 8500-14, is the ophthalmologist's report. The two cover pages with applicant information are torn off before the form is submitted.
When the pilot has an eye condition or does not pass the vision standards at the AME exam. The AME or the FAA asks for the specialist's evaluation, and the pilot brings the completed report back to the AME or sends it to the FAA as instructed.
Item 16 asks the eye specialist for the diagnosis, prognosis, comments on other findings and recommendations for follow-up. Item 15 lists eye medications with dosage and which eye, and Item 13 records the current spectacle and contact lens prescriptions.