Photo by Kevin Sommer Giron | National Museum of Health and Medicine | 10.23.2024
Alan Hawk (left), the National Museum of Health and Medicine Historical Collections Manager, and Hannah Clevenger (center left), a NMHM Museum Technician, talk about instruments from the National Museum of Health and Medicine’s William Holland Wilmer Ophthalmology Collection with William Holland Wilmer and Lucy Wilmer, the grandson and great-granddaughter of renowned ophthalmologist William......
Photo by Kevin Sommer Giron | National Museum of Health and Medicine | 10.23.2024
William Holland Wilmer, the grandson of renowned ophthalmologist William Holland Wilmer (1863-1936), observes an instrument from the National Museum of Health and Medicine’s William Holland Wilmer Ophthalmology Collection in Silver Spring, Maryland, Oct. 24, 2024. Wilmer’s grandfather made notable contributions to military ophthalmology and to aviation medicine by pioneering the......
Photo by Deidre Smith | Naval Hospital Jacksonville | 02.01.2023
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 1, 2023) – Lt. Cmdr. Rustom Hess, Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s staff ophthalmologist, briefs Dr. Brian Lein, Defense Health Agency’s assistant director for healthcare administration, on equipment and capabilities of the hospital’s ophthalmology clinic. (U.S. Navy photo by Deidre Smith, Naval Hospital Jacksonville/Released)....
Photo by Senior Airman Jack Layman | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 05.06.2022
U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Melissa Udulutch and Neo, a 673d Security Forces Squadron military working dog team, pose for a photo after participating in a physical checkup at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 6, 2022. Military working dog handlers may choose to carry their dog if it is too dangerous, or would be harmful to proceed on foot. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman......
Photo by Senior Airman Jack Layman | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 05.06.2022
Personnel participating in a military working dog eye screening identify a corneal opacity at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 6, 2022. Treatment options were provided after the examination, and it was determined the dog’s vision is not affected by the opacity. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Jack Layman)...
Photo by Senior Airman Jack Layman | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 05.06.2022
U.S. Army Captain Jenifer Cates, a U.S. Army Alaska veterinarian, introduces herself to 673d Security Forces Squadron military working dog team, U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Mitchell Gussman and working dog Astor at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 6, 2022. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Jack Layman)...
Photo by Senior Airman Jack Layman | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 05.06.2022
Zzakira, a 673d Security Forces Squadron military working dog, undergoes an eye exam before additional medical screening at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 6, 2022. Full physical exams are performed at least twice a year by military veterinarians to keep dogs healthy and qualified for duty. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Jack Layman)...
Photo by Senior Airman Jack Layman | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 05.06.2022
Dr. Kevin Snyder, a veterinary ophthalmologist, examines the cornea of Zzakira, 673d Security Forces Squadron military working dog, with the help of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Katie Newland, a 673d SFS MWD handler, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 6, 2022. If the ophthalmologists detect any ocular abnormalities, they recommend treatment and work with military veterinarians to......
