{"id":44,"date":"2018-09-28T09:37:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T09:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pilotmedicals.com\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2024-02-02T23:49:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T23:49:19","slug":"ophthalmology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pilotmedicals.com\/ophthalmology\/","title":{"rendered":"Ophthalmology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>OPHTHALMOLOGY EXAMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As well as being an AME, I am an former NHS consultant ophthalmologist, and former consultant advisor in ophthalmology to the CAA, so I can carry out specialist eye examination if requested by you, the CAA or FAA.<\/p>\n<p>This typically involves a 1.5 &#8211; 2 hour appointment time. Often I will have to dilate your pupils, so you must not drive or fly for the rest of the day. I normally (we can discuss this) expect you to bring the appropriate forms completed by your optometrist or orthotist when we meet.<\/p>\n<p>I charge \u00a3320 for consultant eye examinations, or \u00a3450 &#8211; \u00a3850 (depending on complexity) if you need a formal report for an aviation authority or other entity.<\/p>\n<p>I may charge more for complex appeals to aviation authorities but, once familiar with your case and before charging anything, I will agree a price with you for these unusual situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OPHTHALMOLOGY EXAMS As well as being an AME, I am an former NHS consultant ophthalmologist, and former consultant advisor in ophthalmology to the CAA, so I can carry out specialist eye examination if requested by you, the CAA or FAA. This typically involves a 1.5 &#8211; 2 hour appointment time. Often I will have to&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pilotmedicals.com\/ophthalmology\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pilotmedicals.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pilotmedicals.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pilotmedicals.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pilotmedicals.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pilotmedicals.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pilotmedicals.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pilotmedicals.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}