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Doug Tonks

Eversight Orbit: A letter that brought healing after loss

Months after her husband’s sudden death, Francesca Peppiatt received a letter that changed everything. It revealed that Doug’s cornea …
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Dr. Muallem in Israel

Restoring sight in Israel: A surgeon’s journey to bring hope home

In December 2025, ophthalmologist Marcus Muallem, MD, traveled to Jerusalem, Israel, where he performed sight-restoring corneal transplants …
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Bates family with Dr. Rubenstein and his wife Peggy

The doctor who became family: A parents' story of sight, reflection and gratitude

There are moments in parenthood when instinct takes over. When you know something isn’t right, even if you can’t yet explain it. For Ken …
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Sierra Bochik and her family

Be fierce like Sierra

Sierra Bochik lived boldly. She moved through the world with confidence, humor and an unmistakable energy that drew people in. She was …
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Walter McDermott

Eversight Orbit: Seeing with gratitude

For Walter McDermott, restored vision is both a gift and a responsibility. A cornea transplant recipient and member of Eversight’s New …
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Teresita, her husband and Dr. Montenegro

A journey of courage across borders

When Teresita de Jesús Perozo de Dávila first noticed her vision declining, she didn’t yet understand how drastically her world was about …
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Rick and Mary Ann Randall

Eversight Orbit: A vision for the future

For Rick and Mary Ann Randall, giving back has never been an abstract concept—it's personal, shaped by lived experience and a deep …
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Restoring sight in Korea through Eversight’s global mission

Since expanding operations to Seoul in 2015, Eversight’s work in Korea has helped make sight-restoring surgery possible for thousands of …
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Restoring sight and building sustainability in Eswatini

For one young engineer in Eswatini, a landlocked country to the east of South Africa, life was becoming increasingly difficult. He had …
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A return to Guatemala City: Collaboration and compassion drive sight restoration

In May 2025, Eversight supported a second medical service trip to Guatemala City, continuing a growing partnership to expand access to …
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