Prescribing Spectacles for Aviators

Abstract

This special report was written as a review and reference for USAF vision specialists in prescribing spectacles for aviators. Vision correction in flyers presents unique problems especially for the presbyopes. The demands of each individual aircraft environment need to be well understood. USAF ophthalmologists and optometrists must consider the pertinent aeromedical factors before prescribing spectacles for ametropic aircrew members. This report includes a comprehensive guide to cockpit instrument panel distances and print sizes for most USAF aircraft. Keywords: Human factors engineering; Eyeglasses; Cockpits; Spectacles; Presbyopia; Bifocals; Trifocals; Multifocals; Vision; Aviators; Flyers; Aircrew members; Prescribing eyeglasses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA214830

Entities

People

  • John F. Kent
  • Robert E. Miller Ii
  • Robert P. Green Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Asthenopia
  • Bomber Aircraft
  • Circuit Breakers
  • Eye Diseases
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight Crews
  • Governments
  • Instrument Panels
  • Medical Personnel
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oxygen Masks
  • Visual Perception
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Business Analytics
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology