Optometry

Services

• Examinations for glasses

• Comprehensive eye health assessment 

• Management of eye diseases and injuries 

• Contact lens services:

• Contact lens assessment only.   Must have a prior Rx and/or contact lens foils. 

• Contact lens Rx will be released upon evaluation; lenses cannot be purchased at NHCQ. 

• No new contact lens fits at this time.

• Glasses: glasses are generally available every 2-4 weeks after ordered.

• Active duty patients are eligible for:

• One standard issue frame, clear

• One frame of choice, clear lenses only

• One standard issue frame, tinted

• Gas Mask and ballistic inserts, as required

• Aviation personnel:

• Two flight frames, clear

• Two flight frames, tinted

• One frame of choice, clear

Active duty and retired military personnel may order military spectacles at the clinic during working hours.

Retirees: One standard issue frame with clear lenses or one pair of half-eyes.
Dependents: Dependents are not eligible for glasses.
Laser Surgery Information: A full eye exam is required to be considered for surgery.
Eligibility: >21, stable Rx >1 year, and 12 months of service remaining.

Warfighter Eye Center at Ft. Belvoir

Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program and Research
Center at Fort Belvoir: https://belvoirhospital.dod.afpims.mil/Health-Services/Vision/Refractive-Eye-Surgery