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Empowering global eye banking: Eversight experts head to Indonesia
Dec 10, 2024
In September 2024, Eversight International Program Director David Lee and Tissue Processing Director Nicholas Hicks, participated in a transformative training session during World Eye Bank Symposium 2024 (WEBS) hosted by the Asian Eye Bank Association (AEBA) in Jakarta, Indonesia. This session... read more
In September 2024, Eversight International Program Director David Lee and Tissue Processing... read more
A legacy of love
Dec 9, 2024
From the moment she could remember, Holley Tygrett knew her mother, Colleen Bente, was extraordinary. Colleen was more than just a loving mother and grandmother; she was an organ recipient and eye donor, a woman who embodied service, compassion and creativity in all areas of her life.\n\nA life of... read more
From the moment she could remember, Holley Tygrett knew her mother, Colleen Bente, was... read more
Northwest Indiana boy discovers the joy of color & life through cornea donation
Dec 6, 2024
At just four years old, Oliver Chavez is discovering the world in ways his family once feared might never be possible thanks to the generosity of two donors who gave Oliver the gift of sight through cornea transplants. \n\nA mother's intuition: Seeking answers for Oliver\n\nFrom the time he was a... read more
At just four years old, Oliver Chavez is discovering the world in ways his family once feared might... read more
The Watchmaker: Donald Loke’s journey to restored vision & craftsmanship
Nov 4, 2024
For nearly five decades, Donald Loke has worked with the precision of a master watchmaker, crafting and restoring timepieces with a delicate touch and a keen eye. His passion and career have taken him to Switzerland, where he worked alongside some of the world’s best, and has clients all over... read more
For nearly five decades, Donald Loke has worked with the precision of a master watchmaker, crafting... read more
Eversight joins Visionaries International to train surgeons, restore sight across Southeast Asia
Nov 2, 2024
This summer, Visionaries International invited Eversight Partner Development Director Michael Szkarlat to collaborate in training international ophthalmologists and restore sight to those in need in Southeast Asia. Over two weeks, Michael traveled to Vietnam and Thailand, working alongside local... read more
This summer, Visionaries International invited Eversight Partner Development Director Michael... read more
Gift of Life Michigan volunteer pays it forward
Oct 14, 2024
Before Leslie Palacios received two new corneas, her life was a blur. The Grand Rapids mom of two struggled to read, to cook, to see her son play football and her triathlete husband cross the finish line. Glasses were no help. Leslie had a hereditary condition called granular dystrophy, and her... read more
Before Leslie Palacios received two new corneas, her life was a blur. The Grand Rapids mom of two... read more
How Katie Vaudrey’s legacy of life continues to make ripples through organ and tissue donation
Aug 26, 2024
At age 15, Katie Vaudrey wrote, “I want to leave ripples in the lives I leave behind.”  She lived her life with this kind of intentionality. Eye, organ and tissue donation is one of the many ways Katie’s ripples continue in the lives she left behind.  As a true middle child with two older... read more
At age 15, Katie Vaudrey wrote, “I want to leave ripples in the lives I leave behind.”  She... read more
A precious gift
Aug 9, 2024
On October 17, 2023, Gretchen Weng, a spirited 15-year-old, peacefully passed away at home from brain cancer, surrounded by her loving family. Until the week before her passing, Gretchen continued to embrace life's simple joys, such as playing board games with her family and sharing laughter with... read more
On October 17, 2023, Gretchen Weng, a spirited 15-year-old, peacefully passed away at home from... read more
Transplant Games of America provides more than healthy competition
May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024 – When a loved one passes away and becomes a donor, the family’s lives are forever changed. Where there was once a grandparent, parent, child, sibling or cousin, there is now loss and grief. When a transplant recipient is given life, sight and/or mobility, their lives are forever... read more
May 22, 2024 – When a loved one passes away and becomes a donor, the family’s lives are forever... read more
Engineer, artist honors the gift of sight
Jan 29, 2024
One sunny, humid day in Minneapolis, Dr. Theo Keith was playing in a golf tournament with his daughter and son-in-law. He usually plays a good game of golf, shooting in the mid 80s, but that afternoon he felt he wasn’t performing like usual. “I knew something wasn’t right,” Dr. Keith said.... read more
One sunny, humid day in Minneapolis, Dr. Theo Keith was playing in a golf tournament with his... read more