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Gift of Life Michigan volunteer pays it forward

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

Eversight welcomes 2024 eye banking and vision research fellow: Pauline M. Dmitriev, MD

Eversight Academy proudly sponsors a supplemental eye banking and vision research fellowship for one cornea fellow at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center each year. \n\nIntroducing Pauline M. Dmitriev, MD \n\nThe 2024 fellow is Pauline M. Dmitriev, MD, a clinical instructor in... read more

Eversight Academy proudly sponsors a supplemental eye banking and vision research fellowship for... read more

Irving S. Gilmore Foundation grant will continue facilitating the gift of sight in Kalamazoo County

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 27, 2024 – The Irving S. Gilmore Foundation has generously provided a grant to support clinical operations in Kalamazoo County, helping patients who need sight-restoring cornea transplants. In 2023, Eversight  worked with the families of 106 Kalamazoo County... read more

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 27, 2024 – The Irving S. Gilmore Foundation has generously provided a... read more

Superior Health Foundation gives those in need a second chance at sight

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 26, 2024 – The Superior Health Foundation has awarded Eversight a $15,000 grant to support clinical operations that will continue making eye donation and corneal transplantation possible in the Upper Peninsula (U.P.). “A loss of sight is limiting in many... read more

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 26, 2024 – The Superior Health Foundation has awarded Eversight a... read more

Eversight advances global DMEK training at 2024 World Ophthalmology Congress

Sept. 23, 2024 – Eversight team members recently attended the 2024 World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC) in Vancouver, Canada, and sponsored two Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) wet labs to further education and training for international corneal surgeons. \n\nEversight... read more

Sept. 23, 2024 – Eversight team members recently attended the 2024 World Ophthalmology Congress... read more

Your single source for ophthalmic tissues: New offerings from Eversight

By Caithlin Lopes, Senior Director, Business Development As a trusted partner for ophthalmologists and corneal surgeons, Eversight has long been committed to providing high-quality, expertly prepared donor corneal tissue. This year, we have expanded our offerings with three groundbreaking... read more

By Caithlin Lopes, Senior Director, Business Development As a trusted partner for ophthalmologists... read more

Getting the gift to surgeons & patients

Eversight works around the clock to ensure donor wishes are honored and the miraculous gift of sight is available for those in need. When tissue is deemed eligible for transplantation Eversight Tissue Distribution matches donor tissue with surgeon requests. The Tissue Processing team prepares it... read more

Eversight works around the clock to ensure donor wishes are honored and the miraculous gift of... read more

Maximizing the impact of every gift

Eversight takes very seriously the stewardship of the gift of sight given by donors. When a donor family consents to donation, they are specifically asked if their loved one’s gift can be used for transplantation, research/education or both. We strictly adhere to the donor family consent... read more

Eversight takes very seriously the stewardship of the gift of sight given by donors. When a donor... read more

Eversight, Korean Lions establish partnership to improve local vision care

Eversight, a leading global nonprofit eye bank dedicated to restoring sight and preventing blindness, and the Korean Federation of International Lions Associations signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to improve human welfare and develop capacity in local communities to improve access to... read more

Eversight, a leading global nonprofit eye bank dedicated to restoring sight and preventing... read more

How Katie Vaudrey’s legacy of life continues to make ripples through organ and tissue donation

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