Good Vision

It's 7 p.m. on a Monday and Alexander Eaton has just seen his last patient of the day.

Eaton, the founder and medical director of Retina Health Center in Fort Myers, locks the front door. But the day hasn't ended as he turns his attention to entrepreneurial ventures that could change medicine.

Eaton's most promising device has the potential to improve on the syringe, the ubiquitous device in every medical setting. He's developed a tiny sleeve that wraps around the needle and guards against infection, a simple idea that's garnering international attention from peers, professional journals and medical manufacturers.