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flight medicine sent me to see a civilian for therapy, he pumped the breaks on that. i'm in the guard not the ad, maybe since i'm a civilian applicant as far as they're concerned, they sent me to a civilian doctor for follow on.

I don't know anyone who would do vision therapy for a 6-7 prism diopter exophoria.  If everything is as you described, I would just relax and let the system do its thing.  Unless there's more to the story you should be fine.

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thanks all. even the doc who made the initial diagnosis felt good about it. in the hands of SG now. will it be an actual waiver?

If it's an FC I, it's actually sent to AETC, not the SG.  It sounds like a routine waiver.  I think you're stressing more than you need to.

fast turn on this question would be appreciated:

I was diagnosed as 6-7 diopter prisms of exophoria (IIRC) while at flight medicine for my FC1. any guidance that I have been able to find specifies anything over 10 as disqualifying and requiring a workup, yet I was asked to get a workup done by a civilian. the civilian eye doctor used what he characterized as "more modern equipment" and put the measurement at 2-3 diopter prisms. my question is this:

what is current requirement?

how likely is this to be approved? should I get therapy to get my exophoria down to a more negligible amount? I'm going to get a second opinion to boslter my case.

I don't understand why you'd be seeing a civilian for an FC I exam.  That's not how it usually works.

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fast turn on this question would be appreciated:

I was diagnosed as 6-7 diopter prisms of exophoria (IIRC) while at flight medicine for my FC1. any guidance that I have been able to find specifies anything over 10 as disqualifying and requiring a workup, yet I was asked to get a workup done by a civilian. the civilian eye doctor used what he characterized as "more modern equipment" and put the measurement at 2-3 diopter prisms. my question is this:

what is current requirement?

how likely is this to be approved? should I get therapy to get my exophoria down to a more negligible amount? I'm going to get a second opinion to boslter my case.

The exophoria standard for IFC I is 6 prism diopters.  There is no stated waiver policy, however, I've seen exophoria up to 10 pd waived routinely and in some cases waivers are given for exos slightly larger.  At that point it's really a case-by-case basis.  I wouldn't seek vision therapy for this personally.

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Thank you for the honest answer. I am 20/15 DP and the phoria was near. The optometrist and ophthalmologist both felt I had a strong case so I will hope for the best.

Was kind of trying to get an idea of whether I should celebrate quite yet or not (my selection and enlistment are all being kept close to the chest until we know for sure we can share the news with my broader family/friends circles).

You have answered my question thank you!

I would not sweat it.  Dead Debate is right on that some waivers for excessive phoria are denied, however, sometimes that is due to the fact that they are associated with other conditions that are disqualifying.  When waivers are submitted to AETC, they do not approve parts of the waiver and deny others.  The entire waiver is either approved or denied.  So, let's say that you have a waiver submitted for excessive phoria and color vision.  Both will be denied (because color vision is not waived), despite the fact that the phoria might have been approved if it was the sole reason for the waiver.  Waivers for excessive phoria are fairly routine.  If you were told by docs at Wright-Patt that they were going to recommend a waiver, and the phoria was the only item out of standards, then you're pretty likely to get it approved