Injury Prevention for Active Duty Personnel

 Vision and Hearing Injuries

Last Updated: September 16, 2024

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Vision 

"Preserve the Sight to Fight!" 

Military personnel rely on their sense of sight to detect hazards to avoid, aim weapons, and maintain overall situational awareness​​ to ensure unit safet​y and mission success. 

Learn about military efforts to conserve service members' vision​​​​.


Hearing 

The military reduces the impact of hazardous and occupational noise-exposures in both military and civilian members of the DOD workforce through routine audiology testing, and the assessment of hearing protective devices​​. 

Learn about military efforts to reduce the impacts of noise-related hazards to its workforce​​. ​​