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International conference to fight blindness worldwide

Jan. 24, 2017—Eversight received high praise from world-renowned physicians and trained more than a dozen surgeons at the annual Asia Cornea Society (ACS) Scientific Meeting in Seoul, South Korea. At the heart of the conference was an Eversight sponsored wet lab, orchestrated by the Singapore... read more

Jan. 24, 2017—Eversight received high praise from world-renowned physicians and trained more than... read more

New bill in Illinois

Registered eye, organ and tissue donors in Illinois can now be as young as 16 years old under a measure signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday at the University of Chicago Medicine. House Bill 1805, also known as the Drive for Life act, gives thousands more Illinoisans the opportunity to join... read more

Registered eye, organ and tissue donors in Illinois can now be as young as 16 years old under a... read more

Donor family meets researcher

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Tim Anegon's only hope for survival was a liver transplant. When his wife, Coleen, received the phone call that one was available, she and her two daughters knew it was only possible because another family was experiencing the grief of losing a loved one. Sadly, Tim passed... read more

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Tim Anegon's only hope for survival was a liver transplant. When his wife,... read more

Grant helps Chicago’s uninsured

Eversight received a $14,000 grant from Impact 100 Chicago for its Gift of Sight program that provides charitable tissue services to patients needing a cornea transplant at the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County. The mission of Impact 100 Chicago is to award grants to local nonprofit... read more

Eversight received a $14,000 grant from Impact 100 Chicago for its Gift of Sight program that... read more

A gift for knowledge

June 15, 2017—Eversight is brimming with some of the most knowledgeable and talented professionals in eye banking because of a commitment to employee development. That promise to cultivate staff growth and skill continues thanks to the Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation and a $10,000 grant to... read more

June 15, 2017—Eversight is brimming with some of the most knowledgeable and talented... read more

Vision for a nation

Joining forces with the country’s leading hospitals and vision health organizations, Eversight is developing sustainable solutions to assist the nearly 250,000 Pakistanis suffering with blindness. Collin Ross, Vice President of Global Development, is leading the initiative approved in... read more

Joining forces with the country’s leading hospitals and vision health organizations, Eversight is... read more

‘Their gifts are going to live on a long time’

They squeezed into the operating room until no one else could fit. Doctors, residents and trainees from the Philippines province of Iloilo stood shoulder to shoulder and watched closely as Dr. Eli Moses got to work. He couldn’t have imagined performing a cornea transplant in front of dozens of... read more

They squeezed into the operating room until no one else could fit. Doctors, residents and trainees... read more

Advancing knowledge

Dr. Jonathan H. Lass spends a lot of time pondering the future. He has treated thousands of patients as a corneal surgeon at University Hospitals Eye Institute and mentored young physicians for decades as the Charles I Thomas Professor of Ophthalmology at Case Western Reserve University. But... read more

Dr. Jonathan H. Lass spends a lot of time pondering the future. He has treated thousands of... read more

Nov. 7, 2016, was a day September Vaudrey anticipated for more than eight years. She was finally going to meet the person who received the gift of sight from her daughter, Katie. Katie passed away unexpectedly in 2008, and though she was only 19 years old, she experienced more joy, love and... read more

Nov. 7, 2016, was a day September Vaudrey anticipated for more than eight years. She was finally... read more

Smiles beyond adversity

For Avery Devereux, every day is a fight to keep her vision. Each morning begins with her mom, Ann, placing two medicated drops into her left eye and applying an ointment along the inside of her lower eyelid. They repeat the process before bed, too, while Avery playfully babbles the names of the... read more

For Avery Devereux, every day is a fight to keep her vision. Each morning begins with her mom, Ann,... read more