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60S Ophthalmologist

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Overview

Army ophthalmologists examine and diagnose personnel with diseases, injuries, and disorders of the eyes. They treat these conditions, prescribe courses of treatment, and perform surgery when required.

Core Skills

  • Treatment planning for eye injuries and disease
  • Surgical treatment of eye disorders

Civilian Career Paths

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Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric

Army experience examining, diagnosing, treating, and operating on eye diseases and injuries directly overlaps with civilian ophthalmology practice.

How to prepare: Contact the target state's medical board to review your medical education, specialty residency, and examination records against its licensure requirements. All states require physician licensure, but requirements vary by state.

What the civilian work involves
  • Perform comprehensive examinations of the visual system to determine the nature or extent of ocular disorders.
  • Diagnose or treat injuries, disorders, or diseases of the eye and eye structures including the cornea, sclera, conjunctiva, or eyelids.
  • Prescribe or administer topical or systemic medications to treat ophthalmic conditions and to manage pain.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Epic Systems

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 60S Ophthalmologist

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 60S (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank officer, authority codeType officer

    Supports: Treatment planning for eye injuries and disease, Surgical treatment of eye disorders, Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric (O*NET 29-1241.00)

  2. O*NET: Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric (O*NET 29-1241.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physicians and Surgeons

    [3] What They Do; Duties; How to Become One, Training and Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations; retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric (O*NET 29-1241.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 60S

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