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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
The miraculous gift of sight makes life worth living again
Nov 16, 2023
Bruce Katz always thought losing his hearing would be the worst sense to lose. He’s a musician – he sings, he plays the piano and the flute, so the idea of losing his hearing was the worst thing he imagined could happen to him.   That is, until his vision declined so rapidly that he... read more
Bruce Katz always thought losing his hearing would be the worst sense to lose. He’s a... read more
Eversight-backed medical mission brings hope, healing to Honduras
Oct 26, 2023
In June 2023, Eversight, along with ACE Global, supported a medical mission to Honduras led by corneal surgeon Miles Greenwald, MD, of University of Kansas Medical Center in Prairie Village, Kan.  Eversight provided Dr. Greenwald with donor corneas, four of which were for penetrating... read more
In June 2023, Eversight, along with ACE Global, supported a medical mission to Honduras led by... read more
Eversight-backed medical mission restores sight to six people in Kenya
Jun 14, 2023
In January 2023, Eversight provided donor corneas for a medical mission to Kisii, Kenya led by Eversight surgeon Michael Seward, MD, of Great Lakes Eye Care in St. Joseph, Mich.  Eversight provided the medical mission with tissues for patients at Kisii Eye Hospital in Kisii, Kenya, the... read more
In January 2023, Eversight provided donor corneas for a medical mission to Kisii, Kenya led by... read more
A birthday celebration that gives the gift of sight
Jun 9, 2023
In 2005, Franklin Warren was watching a basketball game with a few of his friends when he noticed he couldn’t read the score of the game on his TV. Shortly after that, Franklin went to his optometrist who diagnosed him with keratoconus, a condition that occurs when the cornea thins and... read more
In 2005, Franklin Warren was watching a basketball game with a few of his friends when he... read more
A decision that travels the world
Apr 19, 2023
Editor’s note: Eversight asked why people chose to join the donor registry, and this is one registered donor’s story. You can tell us why you joined, too, or consider joining the registry if you haven’t.  Bose Wright and her sister, AJ, joined the donor registry the moment they... read more
Editor’s note: Eversight asked why people chose to join the donor registry, and this is one... read more
Purpose through generosity
Apr 19, 2023
Editor’s note: Eversight asked why people chose to join the donor registry, and this is one registered donor’s story. You can tell us why you joined, too, or consider joining the registry if you haven’t.  Larry Alman was born blind due to congenital cataracts and had multiple cataract... read more
Editor’s note: Eversight asked why people chose to join the donor registry, and this is one... read more
‘The giver’
Apr 6, 2023
All her life, Joy Trieglaff was a giver. She sang in her church choir in Wheaton, Ill., volunteered at a Chicago-based adaptive sailing program for people with disabilities, traveled to Belize to help an organization with its accessibility needs, built and repaired homes with her husband, Mark, and... read more
All her life, Joy Trieglaff was a giver. She sang in her church choir in Wheaton, Ill., volunteered... read more
‘Heroes don’t always wear capes’
Jan 11, 2023
At age 17, when Peter DeSarno was playing baseball his junior year of high school, he started noticing he was having some difficulty seeing the ball. It quickly became apparent that he was experiencing serious, rapid decline in his vision. After many trips to various eye specialists in New... read more
At age 17, when Peter DeSarno was playing baseball his junior year of high school, he started... read more