can you be a pilot if you have cataracts

l hope not..

This is a no brainer

No you need perfect 20/20 vision with no health problems at least relating with your eyes. Common sense

l am hoping to be a pilot as well, just for recreation at first. l seen pilots wear glasses so l hope that is something that can be worked around. l wonder if lasik surgery would fix that.. my grandmother had a catarac removed..; good luck..

It probably would not be a good idea, unless they were removed, but there is always the chance of them getting worse at the most inconvenient time.

not if you dont have them removed, they (the air force) would do a medical check and with cataracts you would not pass

Have them removed or you will eventually go blind. You wo not need to worry about flying a plane because you will not be driving anymore either.

l feel special!!!! 16/20, better than 20/20!!!!

you'd have to get the cataracts taken care of first.

No, mostly likely not.

You must be joking. A half blind pilot, you would terrify your passengers to death.

In the United States, the presence of cataracts requires an FAA decision on whether or not to issue the medical. If the visual acuity is within the requirements for a license (20/20 for distant & 20/40 for near vision, after correction), it should be possible to issue the medical. Cataracts tend to be progressive but progress very slowly, so there is no danger of incapacitation in flight, but regular reevaluation is required. If cataract surgery has already been performed, an FAA decision is still necessary but there is a good chance it will be approved, at least for second & third class & possibly first class medicals.

The FAA worries about incapacitation. As long as u do not have a condition that prevents u from flying properly or a condition that might suddenly incapacitate you, u can fly. Mild cataracts r in neither of these categories, so it should be possible to issue a medical in most cases. The FAA is more likely to issue a second or third class medical than a first class (airline pilot), of course.