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Br J Ophthalmol 83:378 doi:10.1136/bjo.83.3.378c
  • Correspondence

Effect of amblyopia on employment prospects

Table
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

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