Specialty
OPTOMETRIST

THE PRACTICE OF PERFECTING VISION

It's crucial to ensure our Airmen are able to achieve ideal vision. Providing primary eye care, Optometrists examine and test people's eyes for visual acuity and eye diseases. An integral part of the healthcare system, these practitioners do everything from prescribing correctional lenses to diagnosing conditions related to the ocular system.

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• Component:
  
  Air Force Active Duty
  
  Air National Guard
  
  Air Force Reserve
• Rank:
  
  Officer
• AFSC:
  
  42EX

What you'll do

• Examine, diagnose, treat and manage diseases and disorders of the eyes and associated structures
• Prescribe treatment and ophthalmic devices, such as glasses and contact lenses
• Perform clinical procedures necessary to correcting vision
• Manages optometry activities and supervises ophthalmic technicians with emphasis on meeting Air Force medical service standards
• Plans, supervises and participates in vision conservation, eye protection, soft contact lens program and the corneal refractive surgery programs

• Optometrist

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