Optometry

Mission

Vision

Eligibility

Patients eligible for appointments in the Department of Optometry: 

• All Active Duty TRICARE Prime service members.

The following are seen on space available basis:

• Active duty family members 6 years and older.
• TRICARE For Life
• TRICARE Prime retirees and their dependents.
• TRICARE eligible patients enrolled in another military treatment facility who are on TDY or traveling needing acute care.

Services Provided

• Comprehensive eye exams
• Exams for military physicals are performed on a walk-in basis during appointed times
• Military issue optical (active duty and retiree only)
• Diabetic dilated eye exams
• Acute care
  • New Patients: Referred by Primary Care Manager to appropriate optometry clinic (same day access available)
  • Established Patients: Report to optometry clinic where routine care is received
• Limited contact lens services (current wearers with lenses)

Walk-In Services

• Physicals
• Military spectacle ordering, pick-up, and adjustment
• Soldier Readiness Unit (SRU) screenings (formerly WTU)
• MEDPROS Updates
• Driver’s license screening

  Comprehensive Primary Eye Care

• Comprehensive visual and ocular health assessments to include eye health, accommodative and binocular disorders, and prescriptions for glasses.
• Evaluation and treatment for ocular trauma and eye diseases such as glaucoma, keratoconus, dry eyes, conjunctivitis, keratitis, and blepharitis.

Limited Contact Lens Services

• An exam of your vision and the health of your eyes to ensure safe contact lens wear.
• Therapeutic contact lens fitting for medical diagnosed eye disease.
• Contact lens fitting possible on a case-by-case basis, if patient is currently wearing lenses, has the most recent prescription, and one set of lenses. Please bring this information and lenses with you to your exam.
• Cosmetic contact lens exams are not a TRICARE covered benefit; however, all Winn Optometrists are trained and licensed to complete contact lens exams. You can discuss contact lens options with your eye care provider during the Routine eye exam