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Proposed Changes Proposed Changes in U.S. Naval in U.S. Naval
Aviation Color Aviation Color Vision StandardsVision Standards
CAPT Matt Rings, MC(FS), USNCAPT Matt Rings, MC(FS), USNAerospace OphthalmologyAerospace Ophthalmology
Naval Aerospace Medical InstituteNaval Aerospace Medical Institute
Conflict of InterestConflict of Interest& Disclosures& Disclosures
• No financial interests or promises thereof in any products mentioned in this lecture
• Conference educational travel grant from Konan
• Opinions are the author’s, and not those of the US Gov’t, Dept of Defense, or US Navy
• No guarantee of accuracy in future approved aviation policies
•No off-label uses discussed or advocated
Color Vision in Naval AviationColor Vision in Naval Aviation
Proposed Boeing Upgrade F/A-18E/FF-14A circa 1980
Color Vision in Naval AviationColor Vision in Naval Aviation
• Modern Aircrew color displays more complex
(ex. P-8A Poseidon sonobuoy stations)
Unclassified image
Public domain USN
FALANT History .FALANT History .
• Designed to pass mild color vision defectives to make up
for manpower shortfalls in submarine duty (late 1940’s)
• Adopted for screening in Naval Aviation in 1950’s to
Vision fit for the rigors of battle, Vision fit for the rigors of battle, not just safety of flight… not just safety of flight… - CAPT Philip Briska, NAMI Ophthalmology, 1985
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• 13) US Navy Color Vision Standards Revisited, NSMRL Report 98-01