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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Maj. Doug Franz, 509th Medical Operations Squadron optometrist, operates a slit lamp bio-microscope to check a patient’s eye health Jan. 12. A slit lamp allows the doctor to spot any ulcers, cornea abrasions or other diseases that may be located in the cornea. The device shines a pin hole light into the surface of the eye as the doctor looks through the scope. The optometry clinic serves active duty and dependents and is open Monday – Thursday from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Appointments can be made by calling 687-2188. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Maj. Doug Franz, 509th Medical Operations Squadron optometrist, uses a binocular in-direct ophthalmoscope to look into a patient’s retina for eye disease Jan. 12. Dr. Franz wears the device on his head which aligns a microscope in front of his eyes allowing him to look into the lens he holds over the patients’ eye and direct light into the retina. The optometry clinic serves active duty and dependents and is open Monday – Thursday from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Appointments can be made by calling 687-2188. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Maj. Doug Franz, 509th Medical Operations Squadron optometrist, uses a binocular in-direct ophthalmoscope to look into a patient’s retina for eye disease Jan. 12. Dr. Franz wears the device on his head which aligns a microscope in front of his eyes allowing him to look into the lens he holds over the patients’ eye and direct light into the retina. The optometry clinic serves active duty and dependents and is open Monday – Thursday from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Appointments can be made by calling 687-2188. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Maj. Doug Franz, 509th Medical Operations Squadron optometrist, uses a phoropter to test a patient’s eye prescription Jan. 12. The phoropter uses different lenses as the doctor slides them in front of the patient’s eye. The patient reads letters on an eye chart. The optometry clinic serves active duty and dependents and is open Monday – Thursday from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Appointments can be made by calling 687-2188. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)

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Published Jan. 13, 2009