Optometry
The Altus AFB Optometry Clinic provides high-quality, cost-effective eye care to active duty service members, ensuring vision readiness and overall eye health.
Who We Serve
Currently, the Optometry Clinic only provides care to active duty service members, including National Guard, Reserve, and temporary duty personnel on active-duty orders for 31 days or more.
Optometry Services Offered
- Readiness vision care
- Comprehensive eye exams
- Preventive eye health maintenance
- Sick call/red eye evaluations
- Military entrance processing physical exams
- Glaucoma management
- Medically necessary contact lens services
- Traumatic Brain Injury evaluations
- Excision, medication injection & curettage for eyelid lesions
Routine Eye Exams
- One routine eye exam is authorized every 365 days for active duty service members
- If appointments are unavailable within 28 days, ask for a referral to off-base care
- To request a referral, please call the Optometry Clinic or your Primary Care Manager, and indicate the need for a network referral
- Visit our Referral Management Office page for more information on seeking network care
Acute Eye Issues
- For urgent eye concerns, such as pain, sudden vision loss, infection, or injury, call the Optometry Clinic at 580-481-5239 to schedule an evaluation.
Contact Lenses
Contact lens exams are not covered by TRICARE. Initial contact lens exam must be done off base at your expense. Contact lens prescription renewal may be provided as a courtesy service when mission permits. Wear your contact lenses to your appointment and bring a copy of your most recent contact lens prescription for review and renewal consideration.
Preparing for Your Appointment
To ensure a smooth and effective exam, please bring:
- Military Identification
- Current glasses and sunglasses
- Most recent contact lens prescription and boxes (if applicable)
- Traveler’s worksheet (if applicable for deployment screenings)
Additional Notes:
- Arrive 15 minutes before your appointment
- Expect pupil dilation during your exam if you’re scheduled for this exam and/or if it is recommended by your eyecare provider for the protection of your ocular health and vision
- Bring sunglasses for comfort afterwards
Prescriptions, Paperwork, & Communication
- Patients receive a copy of their prescription immediately after their exam
- If an additional copy is needed, patients can visit the clinic in person to request one
- Paperwork requests, such as for corneal refractive surgery application, patients should visit the clinic or call 580-481-5239 for further instructions