A native of Northeast Ohio, Dr. Tyson Brunstetter earned Doctor of Optometry, Master of Science, and PhD degrees from the Ohio State University, and an Executive MBA from the Naval Postgraduate School. He was “winged” as a Navy Aerospace Optometrist in 2002 and earned Board Certification as an Aerospace Physiologist in 2006. He is a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) and the American Academy of Optometry (AAO).
Dr. Brunstetter retired from the U.S. Navy in 2020, after serving 24 years on active-duty as an aerospace optometrist and vision researcher, working within such areas as aircrew laser eye protection; helmet-mounted cueing systems for tactical aircraft; advanced refractive surgery; and deployable battlefield medical devices. He now serves at Johnson Space Center as NASA’s “Eyes & Vision” Clinical Lead in the efforts to mitigate a condition affecting the eyes, brain, and vision of astronauts during long-duration missions: Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS).