Kara Fernald, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic
Kara Fernald, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic assistant uses a NIDEK auto refractor to check the prescription of 811th Security Forces Squadron response force member, Airman 1st Class J.D. Whelihan’s g... More
Airman 1st Class Hayley Teehera, Joint Base Andrews
Airman 1st Class Hayley Teehera, Joint Base Andrews Honor Guard, makes a snowman outside the honor guard building March 25, 2013, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Three to five inches of snow fell at JBA, marking the... More
Focused on the future, with a clear vision
Laser eye surgery is becoming an increasingly popular treatment method for Airmen. Refractive surgeries, better known as LASIK and PRK are fully covered for Airmen meeting procedure requirements. (U.S. Air Forc... More
A Zeiss Humphrey topographer takes a topographic map
A Zeiss Humphrey topographer takes a topographic map of a patient’s cornea, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. This imaging is used for mapping the surface curvature of the cornea.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Pe... More
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic technician, uses the Oculus Pentacam to take 50 anterior and posterior scans of the cornea at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The scan gives a three-dimensional i... More
James Colgain, 779th Medical Group optometrist, reviews
James Colgain, 779th Medical Group optometrist, reviews 811th Security Forces Squadron response force member, Airman 1st Class J.D. Whelihan’s orbscan and wavescan results, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Dr. Colgai... More
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic technician, preps the patient to go into the surgical laser room at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)(Released)
Kelvin Branch, certified ophthalmic assistant; Col.
Kelvin Branch, certified ophthalmic assistant; Col. Joseph A. Giovannini, M.D.; and Kara Fernald, certified ophthalmic assistant with the 779th Medical Group, prepare the laser surgery room for the next patient... More
The 811th Security Forces Squadron response force member
The 811th Security Forces Squadron response force member Airman 1st Class J.D. Whelihan is set up under the VISX laser ready for treatment to begin on the right eye at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Whelihan is having... More
A patient lying in the Warfighter Eye Center surgery
A patient lying in the Warfighter Eye Center surgery room holds "Squeagles" at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The patient is instructed to squeeze the eagles instead of trying to close his eyes during the surgery. (U.... More
Col. Joseph A. Giovannini, M.D.; and Kelvin Branch,
Col. Joseph A. Giovannini, M.D.; and Kelvin Branch, certified ophthalmic assistant for the 779th Medical Group, verify the patient's prescription, personal information is correct and the laser is on the correct... More
Col. Joseph A. Giovannini, M.D. uses Rotary Epithelial
Col. Joseph A. Giovannini, M.D. uses Rotary Epithelial Scrubber to remove an accurate amount of epithelium cells without trauma to 811th Security Forces Squadron response force member, Airman 1st Class J.D. Whe... More
Col. Joseph A. Giovannini, M.D. is holding 811th Security
Col. Joseph A. Giovannini, M.D. is holding 811th Security Forces Squadron response force member, Airman 1st Class J.D. Whelihan’s lid in place so that the VISX laser detects no shadow at Joint Base Andrews, Md.... More
Warfighter Eye Center provides PRK, LASIK, or LASEK
Warfighter Eye Center provides PRK, LASIK, or LASEK refractive surgery to all active duty branches of service, Guard and Reserve stationed all over the world. The center also provides complete eye exams includi... More
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic technician walks Marine Corps Sergeant Cody Mongosa, Marine Corps Network Operations Security Command, through the halls of the Andrews Warfighter Eye Cen... More
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group, certified ophthalmic
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group, certified ophthalmic technician takes a custom wavefront WaveScan analysis of the cornea, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The machine is used to design the patient's precise presc... More
Marine Corps Sergeant Cody Mongosa, Marine Corps Network
Marine Corps Sergeant Cody Mongosa, Marine Corps Network Operations Security Command remains motionless as a Technolas Orbscan is taken of the patient's eye, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. the Orbscan measures the ... More
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic technician, uses a slit lamp to check the anterior chamber angles, at Joint Base Andrews Md. This procedure is part of the preoperative appointment to det... More
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic technician, checks Marine Corps Sergeant Cody Mongosa, Marine Corps Network Operations Security Command confrontational visual fields, at Joint Base Andre... More
Marine Corps Sergeant Cody Mongosa, Marine Corps Network
Marine Corps Sergeant Cody Mongosa, Marine Corps Network Operations Security Command is being checked for his dominant eye during a refractive surgery pre-operative appointment, at the Warfighter Eye Center on ... More
James Colgain, 779th Medical Group optometrist, uses
James Colgain, 779th Medical Group optometrist, uses a VK Digital slit lamp camera to take a picture of the patient's cornea at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The binocular slit-lamp examination provides a stereoscopi... More
A slit lamp is used to check the cornea, conjunctiva,
A slit lamp is used to check the cornea, conjunctiva, lids, lashes, and the angles of the eye, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The binocular slit-lamp examination provides a stereoscopic magnified view of the eye st... More
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic technician applies fluress ophthalmic solution to numb the surface of the eye, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. This allows her to check for any surface abrasio... More
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic
Sandi Claffey, 779th Medical Group certified ophthalmic technician, takes the pachymetry of the patient, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., The machine is used for manually checking for the thickness of the cornea. (U... More
US Navy 070501-N-5319A-007 Capt. Joseph Pasternak, an ophthalmology su...
BETHESDA, Md. (May 1, 2007) - Capt. Joseph Pasternak, an ophthalmology surgeon at National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, lines up the laser on Marine Corps Lt. Col. Lawrence Ryder's eye before beginning LASIK... More