Considerations in Contact Lens Use Under Adverse Conditions Proceedings of a Symposium (1991) / Chapter Skim
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Contact Lens Wear in the Aerospace Environment
Contact Lens Wear in the Aerospace Environment
Pages 148-151
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Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) indicated that 20 percent of the USAF pilot population and 50 percent of the navigators wore spectacles.
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In 1982 a seven-phase program was initiated to evaluate the feasibility of soft contact lens wear in the aerospace environment. A number of centrifuge riders wearing various kinds of spherical and toric lenses were subjected to acceleration forces up to +8 Gz.
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A soft contact lens field study using TAC aircrews is an ongoing project with the USAF Tactical Air Warfare Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. USAF CONCERNS The USAF has several concerns with contact lens wear in the aerospace environment.
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Do the Army's Golden Knights wear contact lenses during their jumps? We also have a number of logistical concerns if contact lens wear is approved for Air Force fliers.
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