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Dr. Jonathan H. Lass spends a lot of time pondering the future. He has treated thousands of patients as a corneal surgeon at University Hospitals Eye Institute and mentored young physicians for decades as the Charles I Thomas Professor of Ophthalmology at Case Western Reserve University. But... read more

Dr. Jonathan H. Lass spends a lot of time pondering the future. He has treated thousands of... read more

Nov. 7, 2016, was a day September Vaudrey anticipated for more than eight years. She was finally going to meet the person who received the gift of sight from her daughter, Katie. Katie passed away unexpectedly in 2008, and though she was only 19 years old, she experienced more joy, love and... read more

Nov. 7, 2016, was a day September Vaudrey anticipated for more than eight years. She was finally... read more

Smiles beyond adversity

For Avery Devereux, every day is a fight to keep her vision. Each morning begins with her mom, Ann, placing two medicated drops into her left eye and applying an ointment along the inside of her lower eyelid. They repeat the process before bed, too, while Avery playfully babbles the names of the... read more

For Avery Devereux, every day is a fight to keep her vision. Each morning begins with her mom, Ann,... read more

Emotional meeting between donor family and researcher drives home the importance of research donations It was the last picture they took together as a family. Moments away from a liver transplant, Tim Anegon was laying on a hospital bed surrounded by his wife Coleen and daughters Courtney and... read more

Emotional meeting between donor family and researcher drives home the importance of research... read more