Military Vision Readiness

Preserving the Sight to Fight ​

Military personnel rely on their sense of sight to detect hazards to avoid, aim weapons, and maintain situational awareness to ensure unit safet​y and mission success. Technology can help enhance visual capabilities and reduce risk of in-theatre eye injuries, but each Service Member, unit leader, and healthcare provider must help ensure individuals maintain “sight to fight.” 

Military public health vision experts support the warfighter by providing input to technology, procedures, and policy, researching medical and technology data, and by training* local vision conservation assets to better clinically evaluate, monitor, and advise patients.​

Vision Readiness Products by Military Vision Public Health Experts

• *Tri-Service Vision Conservation and Readiness Course (TSVCRC)​: local Vision Conservation team members (e.g., Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Optometry, Ophthalmology personnel) can take this online course through the Army Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS) – graduates receive a certificate. 
  

• Healthy Eyes in the Modern Workplace (2024): lay audience pre​sentation of common age-related vision loss describes ways to reduce eye strain and damage caused by ​computer, TV, phone and other screen activities. 
  

• ​Global Eye Diseases​ (2024): training gi​ven by our experts to military ophthalmic specialists describing leading causes of visual impairment and blindness worldwide and conditions with Force Health Protection implications.
  

• Technical Products for Military Healthcare Providers and Public Health Professionals
  

• News articles: 
  
• Effective Eye Protection Preserves Sight To Fight (Jul 2024)
  
• Healthy eyes lead to healthy lives​ (2023) 
• Wear approved safety eye protection, save your vision​ (2022) 
  
• Diabetes leading cause of blindness (2022)
  
• Risks of repeated sun UV damage to eyes during military operations​​ (2022)
  

Eye Protect​ion

Military Vision Requirements

​Learn about military vision requirements and disqualifiers here​​. 

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General Risks and​ Prevention Strategies

Learn about general r​isks and prevention strategies here​​. 

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In addition to the articles and information on these DCPH-A webpages, you may find additional resources at the DoD Vision Center of Excellence (VCE)​. 

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