Eyesight requirements for cabin crew

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My DD is interested in applying for cabin crew with either BA or Virgin. She is v long-sighted with a high prescription of +8 in one eye and +6 in the other. We’ve read that most airlines allow people to wear glasses and as long as the corrected vision gives them 20/40 vision then it’s ok.

DD can see perfectly well with her glasses, she drives etc, but we are not sure what level of vision she has with them on - is it likely that she will have 20/40 vision? Obviously she will check with her optician but I just wondered if anyone on here could give us a quick answer?

Thanks.

In general, glasses give the wearer 20/20 vision, which is a lot better than 20/40. However, they don't always achieve that.

She should manage to achieve it - it depends on when she started wearing glasses, if her longsightedness wasn’t picked up early enough for example, she may not. But it’s likely she will, although probably not in the +8 eye. (But they only check both eyes together).

if you ask for her binocular corrected acuity from her optician. 20/40 is equivalent to 6/9.

@prh47bridge actually in general about 80% of the population ache over better than 20/20 in glasses. Most 20/15 or 20/10, especially with both eyes together.

Thanks both of you for your replies. The optician has confirmed that she does have better than 20/20 vision with her glasses so she should pass that area of assessment at least 😊