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Researcher spotlight: Dr. Ali Djalilian, M.D.
Dec 20, 2017
Dr. Djalilian is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and a board-certified ophthalmologist. He is recognized authority on immunologic issues in corneal/limbal stem cell transplantation and the surgical management of severe ocular surface... read more
Dr. Djalilian is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Illinois College of... read more
Eversight receives EBAA research grant targeted at improving cornea transplants
Nov 7, 2017
May 26, 2017—Eversight received a $5,160 grant from the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) for research being conducted to reduce and prevent fungal infection in cornea transplants. Although the underlying reason has yet to be identified, global incidence of fungal infections are steadily... read more
May 26, 2017—Eversight received a $5,160 grant from the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA)... read more
Eversight and Statline announce groundbreaking eye bank software solution
Nov 7, 2017
April 20, 2017—Eversight and Statline, a leading service provider in the donation and transplant community, announced that they have joined forces to develop an integrated software solution that meets the changing needs of the eye bank community. “We are combining the market and domain... read more
April 20, 2017—Eversight and Statline, a leading service provider in the donation and transplant... read more
International conference to fight blindness worldwide
Nov 7, 2017
Jan. 24, 2017—Eversight received high praise from world-renowned physicians and trained more than a dozen surgeons at the annual Asia Cornea Society (ACS) Scientific Meeting in Seoul, South Korea. At the heart of the conference was an Eversight sponsored wet lab, orchestrated by the Singapore... read more
Jan. 24, 2017—Eversight received high praise from world-renowned physicians and trained more than... read more
New bill in Illinois
Nov 7, 2017
Registered eye, organ and tissue donors in Illinois can now be as young as 16 years old under a measure signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday at the University of Chicago Medicine. House Bill 1805, also known as the Drive for Life act, gives thousands more Illinoisans the opportunity to join... read more
Registered eye, organ and tissue donors in Illinois can now be as young as 16 years old under a... read more
Donor family meets researcher
Nov 7, 2017
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Tim Anegon's only hope for survival was a liver transplant. When his wife, Coleen, received the phone call that one was available, she and her two daughters knew it was only possible because another family was experiencing the grief of losing a loved one. Sadly, Tim passed... read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Tim Anegon's only hope for survival was a liver transplant. When his wife,... read more
Grant helps Chicago’s uninsured
Nov 7, 2017
Eversight received a $14,000 grant from Impact 100 Chicago for its Gift of Sight program that provides charitable tissue services to patients needing a cornea transplant at the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County. The mission of Impact 100 Chicago is to award grants to local nonprofit... read more
Eversight received a $14,000 grant from Impact 100 Chicago for its Gift of Sight program that... read more
A gift for knowledge
Nov 7, 2017
June 15, 2017—Eversight is brimming with some of the most knowledgeable and talented professionals in eye banking because of a commitment to employee development. That promise to cultivate staff growth and skill continues thanks to the Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation and a $10,000 grant to... read more
June 15, 2017—Eversight is brimming with some of the most knowledgeable and talented... read more
Vision for a nation
Sep 11, 2017
Joining forces with the country’s leading hospitals and vision health organizations, Eversight is developing sustainable solutions to assist the nearly 250,000 Pakistanis suffering with blindness. Collin Ross, Vice President of Global Development, is leading the initiative approved in... read more
Joining forces with the country’s leading hospitals and vision health organizations, Eversight is... read more
‘Their gifts are going to live on a long time’
Sep 11, 2017
They squeezed into the operating room until no one else could fit. Doctors, residents and trainees from the Philippines province of Iloilo stood shoulder to shoulder and watched closely as Dr. Eli Moses got to work. He couldn’t have imagined performing a cornea transplant in front of dozens of... read more
They squeezed into the operating room until no one else could fit. Doctors, residents and trainees... read more