Eversight, a leading global nonprofit eye bank dedicated to restoring sight and preventing blindness, and the Korean Federation of International Lions Associations signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to improve human welfare and develop capacity in local communities to improve access to lifechanging cornea transplants.
“We are honored to partner with the Lions of Korea on this initiative that is directly aligned with our goal to improve vision health around the world,” said Collin Ross, Vice President of Partner Relations & Global Development, Eversight. “Through this partnership, we are not just restoring sight but also building brighter futures for local Korean communities.”
Proven commitment in Asia
This year, Eversight also became a council member of the Association of Eye Banks of Asia (AEBA), which consists of 10 countries. AEBA was formed by the Asia Cornea Society in January 2009 as a supranational networking organization to bring eye banks in the region together.
Eversight’s participation will involve creating programs for biennial AEBA meetings, promoting eye tissue donation, training technicians, developing medical standards, supporting Asian eye banks and more.
Globally, an estimated 2.2 billion people are impacted by blindness and visual impairment. Approximately one billion of these individuals are coping with blindness or visual impairment that can be characterized as preventable or not sufficiently addressed. This includes 12 million people who suffer from corneal blindness, making it the fourth leading cause of blindness globally.
Eversight is working to address this global burden and help make vision a reality for more people worldwide. For more information about Eversight’s global vision, visit eversightvision.org/global.
About Eversight
Eversight is a nonprofit organization with a mission to restore sight and prevent blindness through the healing power of donation, transplantation and research. The Eversight network is responsible for recovering, evaluating and providing human eye tissue for transplantation; supporting research into the causes and cures of blinding eye conditions; promoting donation awareness through public and professional education; and providing humanitarian aid to people around the world in need of corneal transplantation. Operating in Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and South Korea, Eversight works in collaboration with surgeons, researchers, academic medical centers and eye banks across the United States and abroad. For more information, visit eversightvision.org.
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