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Foundation continues support for sight-saving services in Southwest Michigan
Feb 9, 2022
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 9, 2022 — The Michigan Gateway Community Foundation renewed support for Eversight in 2021 to purchase critical sight-saving recovery supplies. These supplies are being used to recover precious eye tissue from generous donors in Berrien and Cass County. A 2020 grant... read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 9, 2022 — The Michigan Gateway Community Foundation renewed support... read more
Connecticut Lions Eye Research Foundation supports Eversight with $50,000 grant
Feb 7, 2022
CLARK, N.J., Feb. 7, 2022 — The Connecticut Lions Eye Research Foundation in 2021 awarded Eversight $50,000 to continue providing tissue for sight-saving transplants in Connecticut and support research projects. In Connecticut in 2020, the foundation's support of Eversight helped 180 people... read more
CLARK, N.J., Feb. 7, 2022 — The Connecticut Lions Eye Research Foundation in 2021 awarded... read more
2022 Gift of Sight Masquerade
Feb 3, 2022
We are excited to announce that Eversight’s annual Gift of Sight Gala will take place Thursday, September 22 at the spectacular Peninsula Chicago. All funds raised from this event go directly toward helping the thousands of individuals in need of sight-restoring cornea transplants. The 24th... read more
We are excited to announce that Eversight’s annual Gift of Sight Gala will take place Thursday,... read more
Eversight awarded $50,000 grant to investigate enriched graft preparation
Jan 17, 2022
CLEVELAND, Jan. 17, 2022 — Eversight was awarded the 2021 Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) High Impact Research Grant to investigate the development of eye-bank prepared and enriched corneal grafts. This research is being conducted in partnership with Nambi Nallasamy, MD, and Shahzad I.... read more
CLEVELAND, Jan. 17, 2022 — Eversight was awarded the 2021 Eye Bank Association of America... read more
Blue Cross Blue Shield awards Eversight COVID-19 research grant
Jan 10, 2022
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 10, 2022 — Eversight received a $27,000 research grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) Foundation to support ongoing evaluation of the prevalence of COVID-19 in donated ocular tissue from different demographic groups. The Eversight study is being... read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 10, 2022 — Eversight received a $27,000 research grant from the Blue... read more
Gift of Sight Masquerade raises $140,000 for Eversight’s mission
Dec 15, 2021
Eversight and event Co-Chairs Candace Jordan and Michael Caputo hosted more than 160 guests at The Peninsula Chicago on September 8, 2021 for the annual Gift of Sight Masquerade. The event raised nearly $140,000 to provide sight-restoring cornea transplants to people in need, fulfilling donor... read more
Eversight and event Co-Chairs Candace Jordan and Michael Caputo hosted more than 160 guests at... read more
Ethicon supports hands-on clinical training with donated sutures
Dec 8, 2021
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 8, 2021 — Ethicon, part of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, donated 35 sutures to Eversight for use in a Cornea Society fellows virtual wet lab this fall. Eversight pioneered virtual wet lab training to continue necessary clinical instruction for surgeons... read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 8, 2021 — Ethicon, part of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies,... read more
‘My transplant changed my life’
Nov 22, 2021
Connie Neese is not one to shy away from a challenge, but when she learned she would need a cornea transplant, Connie was understandably hesitant.  The Jackson Eye Openers Lion suffers from a genetic condition called Fuchs’ dystrophy, which can lead to visual impairment and eye... read more
Connie Neese is not one to shy away from a challenge, but when she learned she... read more
William G. and Helen C. Hoffman Foundation awards grant supporting Eversight research
Nov 15, 2021
CLARK, N.J., Nov. 15, 2021 — A grant from the William G. and Helen C. Hoffman Foundation supports Eversight vision research and eye banking innovations. Their generosity will ensure Eversight can continue researching cures and treatments for blinding eye diseases and creating safer patient... read more
CLARK, N.J., Nov. 15, 2021 — A grant from the William G. and Helen C. Hoffman Foundation supports... read more
Tuscora Park Health and Wellness Foundation supports Ohio recovery operations
Nov 8, 2021
CLEVELAND, Nov. 8, 2021 — The Tuscora Park Health and Wellness Foundation has awarded Eversight a grant to purchase critical recovery supplies for eye donation in Stark and Summit Counties, allowing Eversight to carry out donor and family wishes to give the gift of sight to people in... read more
CLEVELAND, Nov. 8, 2021 — The Tuscora Park Health and Wellness Foundation has awarded Eversight a... read more