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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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Global sight restoration: Abu-Bakar Zafar, MD’s life-changing medical service trip to Pakistan

Earlier this year, Abu-Bakar Zafar, MD traveled from Champaign, Illinois to Karachi, Pakistan for a medical service trip that would leave a …
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Partners through it all

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 …
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Change one life for the better: Ben Bloom’s legacy through research

Ben Bloom lived with gusto. He was joyful, brilliant and driven—a passionate drummer, a devoted brother and a deep thinker with a …
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A miracle in the making: Ellen’s corneal transplant journey

Ellen Kershenbaum has always loved being active. But after being diagnosed with Fuchs dystrophy—a progressive corneal disease—she needed …
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