The residency program is an outstanding opportunity to develop additional expertise in ocular disease management, specialty contact lens fittings and low vision. The residents work closely with optometrists and ophthalmologists at the Air Force's premier medical teaching hospital, Wilford Hall Medical Center. The residents participate in overseas humanitarian civic assistance missions and receive additional training in aerospace physiology. All Air Force optometrists are given the opportunity to attend continuing medical education to maintain their state licenses and further their optometric education and skills. The optometrist is a health care professional trained and state licensed to provide primary eye care services.
Some optometrists complete a residency.