| Vision in worse eye with correction | Job excluded |
|---|---|
| Less than 6/60 | Merchant navy (engine room, radio staff, catering department, surgeon) |
| 6/60 | All army regiments |
| 6/36 | All Royal Naval duties |
| 6/18 | Large goods vehicle driver |
| Bus driver | |
| Post Office driver | |
| Metropolitan cab driver | |
| Private pilot | |
| Train driver | |
| London Transport line duties | |
| Fork lift truck driver | |
| Police | |
| Prison officer | |
| 6/12 | Commercial pilot |
| Flight navigator | |
| Flight engineer | |
| Air traffic control officer | |
| All non-flying RAF personnel | |
| Merchant seaman (deck duties) | |
| Life boat crew | |
| 6/9 | Royal Air Force pilot |
| Royal Air Force navigator | |
| Royal Air Force aircrew | |
| Fire brigade | |
| Army regiments where minimum 6/6 in right eye is specified | |
| Royal Navy aircrew and certain branches of Royal Marines |
- Correspondence
Effect of amblyopia on employment prospects
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