COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- The 14th Medical Operations Squadron optometry clinic provides care to nearly five thousand members of the 14th Flying Training Wing, tenant units, retirees and dependents with services ranging from routine eye care to glasses and contact lens fittings every month.
The three personnel assigned to the clinic provide high quality ocular and vision care to keep military personnel ready to support wartime and aerospace missions in line with team BLAZE’s “Produce Pilots, Advance Airman, Feed the Fight.”
The optometry clinic is well equipped with the latest technology to fully assess the health of the visual system. Comprehensive exams cover tests for visual acuity, peripheral vision, and screenings for health problems such as glaucoma and diabetes.
The clinic and staff also offer contact lens fittings to its beneficiaries and is fully supportive of the Air Force’s Corneal Refractive Surgery Program, which is offered to active duty personnel. However, those in “student-pilot” status are not eligible for the refractive surgery program.
The eye clinic also evaluates and treats many eye health problems, including infections such as “red eyes” and injuries to the eyes on a walk-in basis, but the staff prefers to have patients call in advance to schedule an appointment.
The clinic’s hours of operation are from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and appointments can be scheduled by calling the eye clinic directly at 434-2331.