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Eyesight Requirements

The document outlines the eyesight entry requirements for the Police Service, following Home Office guidelines. Applicants must demonstrate at a minimum 6/12 distance vision in one eye, 6/6 vision with both eyes together, and 6/9 near vision with both eyes together, with or without corrective lenses. The visual field must be at least 120 degrees horizontally and 100 degrees vertically, with no large defective areas. Mild color deficiencies are acceptable, but severe deficiencies require awareness and adjustments. Certain eye surgeries are not allowed, while others are acceptable if standards are met after six weeks.

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Eyesight Requirements

The document outlines the eyesight entry requirements for the Police Service, following Home Office guidelines. Applicants must demonstrate at a minimum 6/12 distance vision in one eye, 6/6 vision with both eyes together, and 6/9 near vision with both eyes together, with or without corrective lenses. The visual field must be at least 120 degrees horizontally and 100 degrees vertically, with no large defective areas. Mild color deficiencies are acceptable, but severe deficiencies require awareness and adjustments. Certain eye surgeries are not allowed, while others are acceptable if standards are met after six weeks.

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Eyesight Entry Requirements

Police Now follows national Home Office guidelines for entry


into the Police Service in respect to eyesight.

You may have seen a chart like the diagram on the right at your
optician’s. The actual chart is much larger and is read from six
metres away. Each line equates to a standard.

As part of your medical assessment you will need to show


capability of the following standards:

Distance Vision

• 6/12 or better with either your right or left eye, with or without glasses or contact lenses
• 6/6 with both eyes together, with or without glasses or contact lenses
• Corrected low contrast distance visual acuity must be 6/12 or better for a 10% contrast target, binocularly

Near Vision

• 6/9 with both eyes together, with or without glasses or contact lenses
• Near visual acuity is the ability to see clearly objects and fine detail at 36 inches or less

Visual Field

• A view of at least 120 degrees horizontally by 100 degrees vertically


• Free or any large defective areas, particularly in the fovea
• Defects smaller than the physiological blind spot will be acceptable

Colour Vision

• Monochromats are not accepted (complete colour deficiency)


• Mild anomalous trichromats are acceptable in standard policing roles
• Severe anomalous dichromats and trichomats are likely to be accepted for some policing roles but you
will need to be aware of the deficiency and be making appropriate adjustments
• The use of colour correcting lenses is not acceptable

Eye Surgery

• Radial keratotomy, arcuate keratotomy or corneal grafts are not acceptable


• Other forms of refractive surgery such as LASIK, LASEK, PRK, ICRS and epiflap are all acceptable
provided that six weeks have elapsed since surgery, there are no residual side effects other than a
reduction in low light level visual performance and the other eyesight standards are met
• After any eye surgery, you may be asked to provide a report from an optician

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