Vision-enhancing eyewear soon to be readily available at VA hospitals

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Vision-enhancing eyewear soon to be readily available at VA hospitals
By Irene Loewenson
Sep 2, 04:16 PM
Jaclyn Pope of Oshawa, Ontario, received eSight eyewear through a scholarship program in 2021. Pope is a blonde woman and is smiling while holding a large light-colored dog.
Jaclyn Pope of Oshawa, Ontario, received eSight eyewear through a scholarship program in 2021. (eSight)

New eyewear fitted with a camera that can help low-vision people see — known as eSight devices — will be much more readily available at Veterans Affairs hospitals thanks to a partnership with veteran-owned medical supplies company Marathon Medical.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] Sgt (Join to see) SFC Bernard Walko SPC Michael Terrell CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace SGT Mark Anderson CPL LaForest Gray SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PV2 Larry Sellnow PO2 Marco Monsalve SrA John Monette SGT Steve McFarland