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Excerpts from AME Guide Decision Considerations Aerospace Medical Dispositions Item 33. Pupils Body Area Index AME Guide CFR Part 67 Index Find an AME

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Aerospace Medical Dispositions
Item 33. Pupils

The following info from the FAA lists the most common conditions of aeromedical significance, and course of action that should be taken by the AME as defined by the protocol and disposition in the table. Medical certificates must not be issued to an applicant with medical conditions that require deferral, or for any condition not listed that may result in sudden or subtle incapacitation without consulting the AMCD or the RFS. Medical documentation must be submitted for any condition in order to support an issuance of an airman medical certificate.

Disease/Condition	Class	Evaluation Data	Disposition
Disparity in size or reaction to light (afferent pupillary defect) requires clarification and/or further evaluation	All	Submit all pertinent medical information and current status report	Requires FAA Decision
Nonreaction to light in either eye acute or chronic	All	Submit all pertinent medical information and current status report	Requires FAA Decision
Nystagmus *	All	Submit all pertinent medical information and current status report	Requires FAA Decision
Synechiae, anterior or posterior	All	Submit all pertinent medical information and current status report	Requires FAA Decision

*Nystagmus of recent onset is cause to deny or defer certificate issuance. Any recent neurological or other evaluations available to the AME should be submitted to the AMCD. If nystagmus has been present for a number of years and has not recently worsened, it is usually necessary to consider only the impact that the nystagmus has upon visual acuity. The FAA requires that the AME be aware of how nystagmus may be aggravated by the forces of acceleration commonly encountered in aviation and by poor illumination.

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Note: Numbers correspond to the required entry in the AME portion of the FAA Form 8500-8

25. Head, Face, Neck, and Scalp	42. Upper and Lower Extremities
26. Nose	43. Spine and other Musculoskeletal
27. Sinuses	44. Identifying Body Marks, Scars, Tattoos
28. Mouth and Throat	45. Lymphatics
29. Ear	46. Neurologic
30. Ear Drums	47. Psychiatric Conditions
31. Eyes	48. General Systemic
32. Ophthalmoscopic	49. Hearing
33. Pupils	50. Distant Vision
34. Ocular Motility	51. Near and Intermediate Vision
35. Lungs and Chest	52. Color Vision
36. Heart	53. Field of Vision
37. Vascular System	54. Heterophoria
38. Abdomen and Viscera	55. Blood Pressure
39. Anus (No Disposition)	56. Pulse
40. Skin	57. Urinalysis
41. G-U System	58. ECG (No Disposition)

Note: Numbers correspond to the required entry in the AME portion of the FAA Form 8500-8