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In Memoriam: Florence M. Johnston, MS, Eversight CEO Emerita (1938-2025)

Florence M. Johnston, MS (“Flo”), served as Eversight Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2004. Before joining Eversight, she was a …
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Restoring sight and building sustainability in Eswatini

For one young engineer in Eswatini, a landlocked country to the east of South Africa, life was becoming increasingly difficult. He had …
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Michigan foundation helps train next generation of cornea surgeons

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has awarded Eversight a $10,000 grant to expand corneal transplantation training through …
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Eversight strengthens leadership team to advance mission impact

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 20, 2025 – Global nonprofit eye bank Eversight today announced new leadership team appointments that will further …
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A return to Guatemala City: Collaboration and compassion drive sight restoration

In May 2025, Eversight supported a second medical service trip to Guatemala City, continuing a growing partnership to expand access to …
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Global sight restoration: Abu-Bakar Zafar, MD’s life-changing medical service trip to Pakistan

Earlier this year, Abu-Bakar Zafar, MD traveled from Champaign, Illinois to Karachi, Pakistan for a medical service trip that would leave a …
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2025 Shared Vision Award recipients

Since 2009, the Eversight Shared Vision Awards have recognized individuals, groups and organizations for extraordinary support of …
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Partners through it all

Paula Lefkowitz's journey with Fuchs dystrophy began in the early 1990s. “I've had vision troubles all my life and one of the big problems …
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Local foundation grant empowers sight-saving work in central Illinois

Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, through its Annual Campaign Fund, has awarded Eversight a $1,000 grant to support the purchase of …
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Change one life for the better: Ben Bloom’s legacy through research

Ben Bloom lived with gusto. He was joyful, brilliant and driven—a passionate drummer, a devoted brother and a deep thinker with a …
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