Vision and ocular health at a World War II internment camp.

INTERNMENT of Japanese Americans, 1942-1945; PRISONERS of war; WORLD War II -- Medical care; CONCENTRATION camps; WORLD War II; HISTORY of medicine; VISION disorders; EYE care; MEDICAL care

Archaeological and archival data from a World War II internment camp where a predominantly Japanese American population was incarcerated offers a glimpse into the United States government's compliance with the Geneva Prisoners of War Convention of 1929. The Geneva Convention outlines the basic necessities afforded to prisoners of war and non-citizens, such as access to leisure activities; alcohol; dental and ophthalmological care; and medical facilities. The study of vision and eye-related artefacts, such as safety goggles and eye medicine, provides an opportunity to examine how prisoners' health was managed by the United States government during World War II. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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