Opthalmologist
Minimum Education Requirement: M.D. or D.O. degree and completion of an ACGME- or AOA-accredited program of postgraduate specialty training.
Healthcare Professional
The experiences of an Air Force Ophthalmologist are quite different than those of a civilian ophthalmologist. One day you could be prescribing glasses for a child, the next you could be performing emergency surgery in the field. Whether you’re based in the United States or deployed as part of a medical team to third-world countries, your skills will make a difference in ways they simply can’t in the civilian world.
Career Tasks
- Provide a full spectrum of care, including routine eye exams, diagnosis and medical treatment of eye disorders and diseases, prescription for eyeglasses, surgery and management of eye problems that are caused by systemic illnesses
- Provide care in inpatient and outpatient settings and evaluate and treat medical and surgical conditions of the eye
- Specialize in the surgical and medical care of the eyes and visual system and in the prevention of eye disease and injury
- Opportunities exist to practice as an ophthalmic surgeon in various settings, including third-world countries and theaters of war
- Perform laser refractive surgery
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