Aviation Vision

This week, I received a call from a local Omaha business owner who is working toward his private pilot certificate. He was not an established patient. He was simply trying to figure out why he had just failed an FAA color vision test and found himself in a regulatory rabbit hole. He told me he had failed the Waggoner screening test administered through his Aviation Medical Examiner (AME). I asked who his regular eye doctor was. He laughed and said he didn't really have one b

Cataracts and Glaucoma FAA Vision Standards: Will These Problems Ground Your Flying Dreams? For many pilots, hearing the words cataract...

Flying with Irritated Eyes? You’re Not Alone. Few things are more distracting in flight than burning, gritty, or watery eyes. For many pilots, these symptoms are so common they feel like “just part of flying.” But dry eye isn’t something you have to push through. Left unmanaged, it can cause fluctuating vision, discomfort, and fatigue at the very moments when you need sharp focus the most. Our doctors understand how dry eye affects daily life, and as a pilot myself, I know th

Pilots must meet FAA vision standards for distance, near, intermediate, and color vision, and our Omaha practice helps ensure their eyes stay certified for safe flying.