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Entry Standard for Cadets 6/6 6/6 -Each eye
1
Without glasses D.=o.5 snellen

Standard for serving Cadets 6/6 6/12 Do
Do
Without glasses

(Wearing of spectacles is not permitted) 6/6 6/12 Each eye
1
Without glasses D.=0.5 snellen

(Wearing of spectacles on duty is not permitted)
Remarks :- (for both Cadets and Officers)

(a) Limits of Hypermetropia (under Homatropine)

(i) Better eye:
Hypermetropia 1.50 dioptres
Simple hypermetropic astigmation 0.75 dioptres

Compound hypermetropic astigmation: the error in the more hypermetropic
meridian must not exceed 1.5 dioptres, of which not more than 0.75 dioptres may be due to
astigmatism.
(ii) Worse eye :
Hypermetropia 2.5 dioptres
Simple hypermetropic astigmation 1.0 dioptres

Compound hypermetropic astigmation: the error in the more hypermetropic
meridian must not exceed 2.5 dioptres, of which not more than 1.00 dioptres may be due to
astigmatism.

(b) The fields of vision must be normal to confrontation test.
(c) Candidates must possess binocular vision.
(d) Hypermetropia must not exceed :-

Eso-and Exo phoria provided there are no 6 prism dioptres
Ssymptooms :-
Hyperphoria 1 prism dioptres

10. NIGHT VISION STANDARD

The candidates for entry into the National Cadet Corps (as Officers or Cadets) for
the Senior Division (Naval Wing), who fail to secure grade II (eleven) are to be rejected.

11. PROCEDURE OF TESTING AND GRADING OF EYESIGHT

(a) Eyesight is to be tested WITHOUT GLASSES UNLESS OTHER WISE

STATED

(B) Distant Vision is to be determined by test types with non-serif letters and the
following conditions will be observed in conducting the test :-