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AWS Visual Acuity Record Form

1) This document is a visual acuity record form from the American Welding Society (AWS) that must be completed for welding certification applications. It requires information about the applicant's eye exam. 2) The eye exam must be administered within 7 months of the certification exam or expiration date by an ophthalmologist, optometrist, medical doctor, registered nurse, or certified physician's assistant. 3) The examiner must verify that the applicant can read Jaeger J2 letters at 12 inches or greater with or without correction for each eye and indicate if the applicant is colorblind.

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AWS Visual Acuity Record Form

1) This document is a visual acuity record form from the American Welding Society (AWS) that must be completed for welding certification applications. It requires information about the applicant's eye exam. 2) The eye exam must be administered within 7 months of the certification exam or expiration date by an ophthalmologist, optometrist, medical doctor, registered nurse, or certified physician's assistant. 3) The examiner must verify that the applicant can read Jaeger J2 letters at 12 inches or greater with or without correction for each eye and indicate if the applicant is colorblind.

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8669 NW 36 St, #130 Miami, FL 33166-6672

(800) 443-9353 extension 273


Email certification@[Link]

VISUAL ACUITY RECORD


Account #: _________________ Order #: _________________ Site Code: _______________ Date: _________________
Last Name: __________________________________ First Name: ______________________________ MI: ___________

Applicant
This form must be submitted for all SCWI/CWI/CAWI/CRI/CWEng applications ONLY.
AWS will not release exam results, recertification results, or renewals without a completed Visual Acuity Record on file.
IMPORTANT: This completed Visual Acuity Record must be sent to the AWS Certification Department prior to the exam, or no later than 30 days
after the certification exam date. Form may be sent via fax, email, or mail. Applicants who have not fulfilled all requirements within 30 days after
the certification exam date shall have scores and application voided, and may be in jeopardy of forfeiting application fees.

Eye Examination
Eye examinations shall be administered by an Ophthalmologist, Optometrist, Medical Doctor, Registered Nurse or Certified Physicians Assistant or by
other ophthalmic medical personnel, and must include the state or province license number. Examinations shall be performed within (7) months of
the certification examination date, or within (7) months of the certification expiration date for renewal or recertification.
All applicants must pass an eye examination, with or without corrective lenses, to prove near vision acuity on Jaeger J2 at 12 in. or greater (30.5 cm).
All applicants shall take a color perception test. Eye examination results must be documented on this Visual Acuity Record form supplied by the AWS
Certification Department. No other forms will be accepted.

1. The following must be completed by the eye examiner:


A. Verify the customers close vision acuity to Jaeger J2 specifications at a distance of 12 inches or greater(30.5 cm)

AWS Use
Only

(Check ONLY one of the following for each eye)


OD

OS

Requires corrected vision to read Jaegar J2 at 12 in. or greater.

No correction is required to read Jaegar J2 at 12 in. or greater.

Unable to read Jaegar J2 at 12 in. or greater even with attempt at correction.

NQ

B. Through a color perception examination, is the applicant colorblind?

AWS Use
Only

(Check ONLY one of the following for each eye)


OD

OS

Customer IS NOT colorblind

Customer IS colorblind.

3. Examiners Contact Information (print clearly)

Customer Name:

Date of eye exam:

Examiner Name:

Phone Number:

Examiner Address:
City:

State:

Zip/Postal Code:

Country:

4. Examiner professional status (check only one)


Ophthalmologist

Examiner Signature:
Visual Acuity Record_1224

Optometrist

Medical Doctor

Registered Nurse

Certified Physicians Assistant

State/Prov. License number:


October 3, 2016

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