OPTOMETRIST

• 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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TRAINING & EDUCATION

How do we transform you from the civilian sector to a leader and an Officer in the Air Force? From education to continued training, your Air Force path is here.

• Officer Training School
  
  5.5 weeks
• Military Training Location
  
  Maxwell AFB, AL

REQUIREMENTS

You must meet several requirements before joining the Air Force. These concern your background, overall health and other standards set by the Air Force, Department of Defense and federal law.

• Minimum Education
  
  Doctor of Optometry from an accredited four-year college of optometry
• 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

• CAREER FINDER
  Find the careers that suit you.
• MISSION
  We are the warriors of air, space and cyberspace.
• OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL
  Make the transition from civilian to officer.

YOUR FUTURE IS WAITING.

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