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Global sight restoration: Abu-Bakar Zafar, MD’s life-changing medical service trip to Pakistan
Aug 8, 2025
Earlier this year, Abu-Bakar Zafar, MD traveled from Champaign, Illinois to Karachi, Pakistan for a medical service trip that would leave a lasting impact—not only on the patients he treated, but on himself as a surgeon, teacher and human being. From April 24 to May 3, 2025, Dr. Zafar joined... read more
Earlier this year, Abu-Bakar Zafar, MD traveled from Champaign, Illinois to Karachi, Pakistan for a... read more
2025 Shared Vision Award recipients
Aug 6, 2025
Since 2009, the Eversight Shared Vision Awards have recognized individuals, groups and organizations for extraordinary support of Eversight’s mission to restore sight and prevent blindness through the healing power of donation, transplantation and research. Award recipients are selected based on... read more
Since 2009, the Eversight Shared Vision Awards have recognized individuals, groups and... read more
BrightMEM & KLAL-Pro for limbal stem cell deficiency | Summer YPG recap
Aug 1, 2025
By Ebony Johnson, Partner Relations Director\n\nDisclaimer: Medical information is not medical advice—read our disclaimer.\n\nOn July 24, 2025, the Young Physicians Group (YPG) convened virtually for a dynamic session on cutting-edge treatments for limbal stem cell deficiency and ocular surface... read more
By Ebony Johnson, Partner Relations Director\n\nDisclaimer: Medical information is not medical... read more
Partners through it all
Jul 16, 2025
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 I have, which is not necessarily helped by this, is my vision varies tremendously,” Paula said. “You could test me now and five minutes from now. It'd be... read more
Paula Lefkowitz's journey with Fuchs dystrophy began in the early 1990s. “I've had vision... read more
Eversight Orbit: Bridging borders for the gift of sight
Jul 15, 2025
By Caroline Miller, Senior Specialist, Brand Strategy & Communications In the face of limited access to donated corneal tissue and long waiting lists for cornea transplant surgeries, two Israeli innovators are rewriting the story of sight restoration in their country—and they’re doing it... read more
By Caroline Miller, Senior Specialist, Brand Strategy & Communications In the face of limited... read more
Local foundation grant empowers sight-saving work in central Illinois
Jul 8, 2025
CHICAGO, July 8, 2025 – Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, through its Annual Campaign Fund, has awarded Eversight a $1,000 grant to support the purchase of sight-restoring recovery supplies for McLean and Livingston counties.    This grant will ensure that local cornea donors and... read more
CHICAGO, July 8, 2025 – Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, through its Annual Campaign... read more
Change one life for the better: Ben Bloom’s legacy through research
Jul 1, 2025
Ben Bloom lived with gusto. He was joyful, brilliant and driven—a passionate drummer, a devoted brother and a deep thinker with a contagious sense of humor. He was the kind of person who leaned in when he talked to you, eyes locked, making you feel like you were the most important person in the... read more
Ben Bloom lived with gusto. He was joyful, brilliant and driven—a passionate drummer, a devoted... read more
A miracle in the making: Ellen’s corneal transplant journey
Jun 27, 2025
Ellen Kershenbaum has always loved being active. But after being diagnosed with Fuchs dystrophy—a progressive corneal disease—she needed multiple corneal transplants to regain her vision and independence.  From hiking to CrossFit, she’s the kind of person who finds joy in... read more
Ellen Kershenbaum has always loved being active. But after being diagnosed with Fuchs... read more
A lifetime in sight
Jun 26, 2025
For more than three decades, Kara Kelly has been a steady, compassionate force behind the scenes at Eversight, dedicating her career to helping restore sight and honoring the gift of donation. With a background in both nursing and mortuary science, Kara’s path into eye banking was unconventional,... read more
For more than three decades, Kara Kelly has been a steady, compassionate force behind the scenes at... read more
Eversight Orbit: A decade of dedication to donation
Jun 18, 2025
By Caroline Miller, Senior Marketing & Communications Specialist Melissa Eichenlaub has worked in the field of health care since graduating high school, but she wanted to do more. One day she ran into a friend of hers working in a hospital who was a procurement transplant coordinator and had... read more
By Caroline Miller, Senior Marketing & Communications Specialist Melissa Eichenlaub has worked... read more