42EX - OPTOMETRIST AFSC Officer

Summary

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.

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.

Duties

• Perform duties related to specialized field requirements.
• Support Air Force mission objectives through technical expertise.
• Develop, maintain, and implement standard operating procedures.
• Coordinate with other units to accomplish mission requirements.
• Supervise and train personnel as required.

Qualifications

• An unrestricted state license to practice optometry utilizing therapeutic pharmacologic agents
• Completion of Officer Training School course
• Must be between the ages of 18 and have not reached your 42nd birthday

Training & Education

How do we transform you from a raw recruit to an expert Airman in this field? From hands-on experience to college credit toward a degree, the path begins here.

Training Stages

• Officer Training School: 8.5 weeks
• Military Training Location: Maxwell AFB, AL

Minimum Education

Doctor of Optometry from an accredited four-year college of optometry

Components

• Air Force Active Duty
• Air National Guard
• Air Force Reserve