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Eversight expands eye banking services to Arizona

ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 20, 2023 — Eversight, a leading global nonprofit eye bank, today announced it will provide eye banking services in Arizona in collaboration with Donor Network of Arizona (DNA), the state’s federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO). The partnership will... read more

ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 20, 2023 — Eversight, a leading global nonprofit eye bank, today... read more

Eversight honors donation humanitarian for tremendous mission support

At this year’s Night for Sight event, Eversight’s Shared Vision Award will honor the late Vivian Lefferts for her tremendous partnership and commitment to Eversight's mission. Vivian and her husband, Larry, lost their son, John, in his early twenties to an aneurism. Since then, they... read more

At this year’s Night for Sight event, Eversight’s Shared Vision Award will honor the late... read more

Eversight-backed medical mission restores sight to six people in Kenya

In January 2023, Eversight provided donor corneas for a medical mission to Kisii, Kenya led by Eversight surgeon Michael Seward, MD, of Great Lakes Eye Care in St. Joseph, Mich. Eversight provided the medical mission with tissues for patients at Kisii Eye Hospital in Kisii, Kenya, the... read more

In January 2023, Eversight provided donor corneas for a medical mission to Kisii, Kenya led by... read more

Amniotic membrane: The magic bullet | Eversight webinar recap

By Michael Szkarlat, Partner Development Director Background & history Natalie Cheung, MD, begins the webinar with a brief discussion of the history of using human amniotic membrane (AM) tissue in ophthalmology. Plastic surgeon John Staige Davis, MD, first used human AM as a skin... read more

By Michael Szkarlat, Partner Development Director Background & history Natalie Cheung,... read more

Illinois Prairie Community Foundation grant will help honor donor wishes

CHICAGO, June 9, 2023 – The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation has awarded Eversight a $1,200 grant to support the purchase of sight-saving recovery supplies for McLean and Livingston counties. This grant will ensure that local cornea donors and their families will be able to give the... read more

CHICAGO, June 9, 2023 – The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation has awarded Eversight a... read more

A birthday celebration that gives the gift of sight

In 2005, Franklin Warren was watching a basketball game with a few of his friends when he noticed he couldn’t read the score of the game on his TV. Shortly after that, Franklin went to his optometrist who diagnosed him with keratoconus, a condition that occurs when the cornea thins and... read more

In 2005, Franklin Warren was watching a basketball game with a few of his friends when he... read more

Team Eversight represents at Ocean Grove 5K

Through rain and shine, the NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life Walk was an event to remember on May 20. Eversight partner New Jersey Sharing Network provided nourishment and hydration all day long to support the many participants who gathered on the Ocean Pathway in Ocean... read more

Through rain and shine, the NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life Walk was an event to... read more

Superior Health Foundation grant to assist Upper Peninsula healthcare needs, support clinical operations

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 17, 2023 – Eversight, a nonprofit eye bank dedicated to restoring sight and preventing blindness worldwide through donation, transplantation and research, has been awarded a $7,312.40 grant from the Superior Health Foundation to support the purchase of recovery and... read more

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 17, 2023 – Eversight, a nonprofit eye bank dedicated to restoring sight... read more

Innovative dry eye therapies | Eversight webinar recap

By Michael Szkarlat, Partner Development Director Dry eye is a common condition affecting millions of people globally. While standard treatments for dry eye exist, what can be done when standard treatments don’t work? In the April 2023 edition of Eversight's Webinar Series, Mark... read more

By Michael Szkarlat, Partner Development Director Dry eye is a common condition affecting... read more

2023 Gift of Sight Masquerade

We are excited to announce that Eversight’s 25th annual 2023 Gift of Sight Masquerade: Silver Spectacle will take place Friday, October 13 at the spectacular Peninsula Chicago. All funds raised from this event go directly toward helping the thousands of individuals in need of... read more

We are excited to announce that Eversight’s 25th annual 2023 Gift of Sight Masquerade: Silver... read more