FEASIBILITY OF CONTACT LENSES DURING AIRBORNE OPERATIONS

Abstract

A feasibility study was made to determine whether personnel engaged in airborne operations are more visually efficient with contact lenses than with conventional spectacles. The project was subdivided into three phases: (1) preparatory phase for selection of subjects; (2) Clinical phase for examination, ordering, and dispensing contact lenses, and progress checks; and (3) evaluation phase in which findings obtained during the previous phases were compared. It was found that paratroopers who wear contact lenses while jumping possess better visual acuity and lessen the risk of breaking or losing their lenses than they did before they had contact lenses. Dusty environments preclude the use of contact lenses because of the danger of foreign bodies. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267332

Entities

People

  • John H. Rockwell
  • Milton Braveman

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Contact Lenses
  • Environment
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Lenses
  • Paratroopers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Visual Acuity
  • Wounds And Injuries

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