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Purchasing contacts requires a specific contact lens prescription, which is different from the glasses prescription because it includes the brand, size and curvature of the contacts. An optometrist must examine the fit of a contact on a patient’s eye in order to prescribe it. Patients without a current contact lens prescription and contacts may require a contact fitting exam with a non-DoD provider – this is at the member’s expense, as it is not a TRICARE benefit, so no referral is needed. Tinker Optometry Clinic can only issue a contact lens prescription in 2 cases:
The patient is aircrew and is on the Aircrew Soft Contact Lens Program.
The patient is a habitual contact lens wearer. These patients must bring in their previous prescription (or contact boxes) and a pair of contacts to be examined on their eye during the routine annual eye exam.
**Contacts are not a TRICARE covered benefit. All patients, including aircrew, must purchase contact lenses as a personal expense from a civilian source.
It is very likely that going to ADAPT will have no long term effects on your career. If you are diagnosed with an Alcohol Use Disorder or a Substance Use Disorder you will be placed on a mobility waiver until you complete the program. Our goals is to have 100% of clients returned to duty.
If a member self-refers to the ADAPT clinic, the members unit will not be notified if they do not receive a diagnosis
If a member is medically referred to ADAPT, the members unit will not be notified if they do not receive a diagnosis
Below are some helpful ways to decrease your wait at the pharmacy.