title: Paraoptometric education and training in the United States Air Force.
abstract: The authors describe military optometry clinic personnel problems prior to 1971 which led to the creation of the Air Force Optometry Specialist/Technician career field. The optometry Specialist, whose civilian counterpart is the optometric assistant/technician, receives a highly intensive 9 week resident course at the USAF School of Health Care Sciences. Additional mandatory training is received on the job and by a career development course specifically designed for the Optometry Specialist. An optional 2-year program is also offered through the Community College of the Air Force.
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009907:Optometry / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States