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The comprehensive Cleland-Dole Act will provide greater access to mental health, honor for aging Veterans, self-scheduling and innovative research.

“I was impressed with how detail oriented they were with my assessments. Some staff members were blind, which gave me motivation and hope.”

Keith Queen, Visual Impairments coordinator at the Iowa City VA, aids vision-impaired Veterans using his own life experience.

Annual eye exams essential to Veterans’ vision and eye health. Joint study shows promising results in preventing age-related blindness.

While deployed during Operation Desert Storm, a horrific accident changed Marine Corps Veteran Kevin Jackson's life. In a short period, he went from normal sight to permanent vision loss. A normally sighted person has 180 degrees of vision in both eyes. Jackson's vision is down to one degree in his right eye, with a small amount of his optic nerve attached to the eye. That gives him an extremely narrow window to view the world.

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Advanced Low Vision team creates individualized treatment plans for Veterans. A Marine Veteran: admits “It can be depressing…to be dependent on others.” But after his first clinic visit, “I felt hopeful for the first time in a long time.”

By Mike Richman Navy Veteran Angela Walker is competing in [...]

The ad highlights Veterans using VA Video Connect without incurring data charges, exemplifies the public-private partnerships VA has developed to increase access to care for Veterans.

Dr. Mary Lynch is the first woman to receive the American Glaucoma Society’s prestigious Innovator Award. Many Veterans are better off today thanks to her contributions to the field of glaucoma.

Effective December 9, 2018, there is a new rating schedule for the hematologic and lymphatic systems, which addresses conditions related to the blood.

Vision-impaired Vietnam War Veteran uses new technology to access optical devices which are available via VA’s MyHealtheVet program. JAWS program helps him read the screen and manage his health care.