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In Memoriam: Florence M. Johnston, MS, Eversight CEO Emerita (1938-2025)
Aug 28, 2025
Florence M. Johnston, MS (“Flo”), served as Eversight Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2004. Before joining Eversight, she was a pioneering nurse with a passion for international medical service and a nursing educator with the University of Michigan.  As a transformational leader,... read more
Florence M. Johnston, MS (“Flo”), served as Eversight Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to... read more
Restoring sight and building sustainability in Eswatini
Aug 27, 2025
For one young engineer in Eswatini, a landlocked country to the east of South Africa, life was becoming increasingly difficult. He had severe keratoconus, a condition that causes the cornea to thin and bulge outward, and he could no longer tolerate contact lenses. “He saved up money, traveled to... read more
For one young engineer in Eswatini, a landlocked country to the east of South Africa, life was... read more
Michigan foundation helps train next generation of cornea surgeons
Aug 20, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has awarded Eversight a $10,000 grant to expand corneal transplantation training through Eversight Academy for ophthalmology residents at the Kresge Eye Institute and Henry Ford Health.  Corneal transplantation, eye... read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has awarded Eversight a... read more
Eversight strengthens leadership team to advance mission impact
Aug 20, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 20, 2025  – Global nonprofit eye bank Eversight today announced new leadership team appointments that will further its mission to restore sight and prevent blindness through the healing power of donation, transplantation and research.Lora Cabarios is named Vice President... read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 20, 2025  – Global nonprofit eye bank Eversight today announced new... read more
A return to Guatemala City: Collaboration and compassion drive sight restoration
Aug 18, 2025
In May 2025, Eversight supported a second medical service trip to Guatemala City, continuing a growing partnership to expand access to vision care for those in need. With donated corneal tissue from Eversight, Charles Bouchard, MD and his team performed another 10 sight-restoring... read more
In May 2025, Eversight supported a second medical service trip to Guatemala City, continuing a... read more
Eversight Orbit: The intention behind research
Aug 14, 2025
By Caroline Miller, Senior Specialist, Brand Strategy & Communications When most people think of eye donation, they imagine a cornea transplant—restoring someone’s vision in a life-changing surgical procedure. But there’s another equally important side to the gift of sight—research.... read more
By Caroline Miller, Senior Specialist, Brand Strategy & Communications When most people think... read more
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