For any amateur boxers from the UK, could you help me out? With the ABAE's required medical exam before you can compete, I was wondering if any of you could offer some insight into the eye examinations. When they're testing your vision, do they do any actual close examination of the eye? Do you think they examine close enough to see whether a person has had laser eye treatment or not? Thanks :good
You'll say yes to having 'Eye problems requirin specialist treatment'. Then the doctor will have a little section on eyes, on Acuity, Monements and Nystagmus just Y/N answers. I'm reading all this from an actual ABA form BTW. In the exam all I had to do was stand a away abit from a wall then look at one of them things where you read the line of letters then go down a line and the letters get smaller as you go along. I don't think there will be a problem, as long as you can see.
The thing is, I found a copy of the ME3 medical booklet online and it says in it: ABA OF ENGLAND: INITIAL MEDICAL EXAM: ME1 IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ALL POTENTIAL BOXERS: The following are the most common disorders that will automatically result in failure to pass the initial medical examination: Epilepsy Eye surgery, including Laser, except squint correction (also very poor eyesight) Head injury requiring surgery Hepatitis B / C or HIV infection Insulin dependent diabetes Severe asthma Sickle cell disease (not Sickle Cell Trait) (Females: Breast Implants) If you have any of these, you should NOT proceed with the expense of a medical examination but you may seek clarification from ABAE Medical Commission by writing to ABAE HQ before proceeding further. ---------------------- So I don't think you're supposed to have had laser eye treatment, but their are particular treatments you can get done that would make boxing fine such as LASEK or PKM which all the major eye specialists say would be fine for boxing afterward. However, if they're going to automatically deny you permission to box because of laser eye treatment of any kind, do you think it would be possible to just answer no to having laser eye treatment and get away with it in the medical? Thanks for your reply
I doubt they'll notice. From what I hear the medical is pretty straight forward stuff done by a doctor. I think it'd take an optician to notice, even if it is noticeable. I'd be ****ed though, without glasses or contacts I can't even make out what the big ass first letter on the top line says :-(
