News & Stories

2023 Gift of Sight Masquerade
May 15, 2023
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
Eversight wins five more Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards
Apr 26, 2023
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 26, 2023 – Eversight, a nonprofit eye bank dedicated to restoring sight and preventing blindness worldwide through donation, transplantation and research, has earned five additional Culture Excellence Awards for excelling in the areas of Compensation &... read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 26, 2023 – Eversight, a nonprofit eye bank dedicated to restoring... read more
Night for Sight
Apr 25, 2023
5:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2023 Epiphany Farms Estate, 23676 E. 800 North Rd., Downs, IL Cocktails  |  seated dinner  |  silent auction  |  raffle 50/50  |  wine pull  |  “fund a need”  |  prizesRSVP by July 14 for this magical evening at the beautiful Epiphany Farms Estate... read more
5:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2023 Epiphany Farms Estate, 23676 E. 800 North Rd., Downs,... read more
A decision that travels the world
Apr 19, 2023
Editor’s note: Eversight asked why people chose to join the donor registry, and this is one registered donor’s story. You can tell us why you joined, too, or consider joining the registry if you haven’t.  Bose Wright and her sister, AJ, joined the donor registry the moment they... read more
Editor’s note: Eversight asked why people chose to join the donor registry, and this is one... read more
Purpose through generosity
Apr 19, 2023
Editor’s note: Eversight asked why people chose to join the donor registry, and this is one registered donor’s story. You can tell us why you joined, too, or consider joining the registry if you haven’t.  Larry Alman was born blind due to congenital cataracts and had multiple cataract... read more
Editor’s note: Eversight asked why people chose to join the donor registry, and this is one... read more
The impact and evolution of eye donation
Apr 19, 2023
Editor’s note: Eversight asked why people chose to join the donor registry, and this is one registered donor’s story. You can tell us why you joined, too, or consider joining the registry if you haven’t.  Working in the field of ophthalmology for over 40 years, Carol... read more
Editor’s note: Eversight asked why people chose to join the donor registry, and this is one... read more
Kennedy Family Fund grant to transform lives of Ohioans, further research and education
Apr 13, 2023
CLEVELAND, April 13, 2023 – The Kennedy Family Fund, a component fund of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, has awarded Eversight a $2,500 grant to support sight-saving surgeries, vision research and surgeon education in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in northeast... read more
CLEVELAND, April 13, 2023 – The Kennedy Family Fund, a component fund of the Community Foundation... read more
Eversight supports UN call to create a Special Envoy on Vision
Apr 7, 2023
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has organized a letter to the United Nations (UN) signed by the leaders of over 150 global eye health organizations supporting the creation of a Special Envoy on Vision, a senior UN official appointed to address global eye... read more
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has organized a letter to the... read more
‘The giver’
Apr 6, 2023
All her life, Joy Trieglaff was a giver. She sang in her church choir in Wheaton, Ill., volunteered at a Chicago-based adaptive sailing program for people with disabilities, traveled to Belize to help an organization with its accessibility needs, built and repaired homes with her husband, Mark, and... read more
All her life, Joy Trieglaff was a giver. She sang in her church choir in Wheaton, Ill., volunteered... read more
Preloaded DMEK EndoGlide™ now available from Eversight
Apr 5, 2023
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 5, 2023 — Eversight, a leading global nonprofit eye bank, today announced the availability of Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) tissue preloaded in EndoGlide™, offering corneal surgeons a fourth preloaded DMEK option to further streamline surgery and... read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 5, 2023 — Eversight, a leading global nonprofit eye bank, today announced... read more