News & Stories

Preloaded DMEK EndoGlide™ now available from Eversight

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

Benson, partners celebrate National Donate Life Month

This announcement originally appeared as a news bulletin from the Michigan Department of State. For media inquiries and other press requests for Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson or the Michigan Department of State, please contact Michigan Secretary of State Deputy Chief of Communications Angela... read more

This announcement originally appeared as a news bulletin from the Michigan Department of... read more

Team Eversight is back in New Jersey for a 5K run/walk this summer!

We invite you to join Team Eversight at one of the most beloved events honoring New Jersey’s eye, organ and tissue donation and transplantation community – NJ Sharing Network’s Celebration of Life 5K! Register for the Ocean Grove 5KSaturday, May 20 | 7:30 a.m. event begins | 8:30 a.m. race |... read more

We invite you to join Team Eversight at one of the most beloved events honoring New Jersey’s eye,... read more

Eversight names new board members

ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 13, 2023 — Eversight, a leading global nonprofit eye bank with a mission to restore sight and prevent blindness through the healing power of donation, transplantation and research, today announced three new members have been appointed to its Board of Directors for... read more

ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 13, 2023 — Eversight, a leading global nonprofit eye bank with a mission... read more

2023 Golf for Good! The Eversight Vision Classic

Register by 5 p.m. ET Friday, May 5 to receive your welcome package including instructions, scorecard, golf ball sleeve and exclusive Eversight golf gear. Registration is $50 donation per golfer to benefit eye donation, cornea transplantation and vision research. Golf anywhere, anytime between... read more

Register by 5 p.m. ET Friday, May 5 to receive your welcome package including instructions,... read more

Celebrating the women who lead Eversight from the front line to the board room

International Women’s Day is a global celebration observed on March 8 to honor the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. The first International Women’s Day gathering was in 1911 and this... read more

International Women’s Day is a global celebration observed on March 8 to honor the social,... read more

Novel advances in the cornea and eye banking field | Eversight webinar recap

By Michael Szkarlat, Partner Development Director We were joined by three recent Eye & Vision Research Grant recipients to update us on their research work in the field of ophthalmology. First up was Elizabeth Berger, PhD, who is an Associate Professor in the Department of... read more

By Michael Szkarlat, Partner Development Director We were joined by three recent Eye &... read more

2023 grant recipients aim to advance promising eye and vision research

Dr. Benetz is investigating the utility of automatic analysis via machine learning to provide consistent and accurate cell count assessment of donor corneal endothelial cell images. The intended impact is to create safer procedures for successful corneal transplants. At center, Beth Ann Benetz,... read more

Dr. Benetz is investigating the utility of automatic analysis via machine learning to provide... read more

Eversight awards 2023 Eye & Vision Research Grants

CLEVELAND, Feb. 21, 2023 — The Eversight Center for Vision and Eye Banking Research has awarded four grants to investigators at Case Western Reserve University, Wayne State University, University of Illinois-Chicago and University of Michigan to advance promising eye and vision... read more

CLEVELAND, Feb. 21, 2023 — The Eversight Center for Vision and Eye Banking Research has... read more

Song of the Year Grammy winner sheds light on life-changing donation

Bonnie Raitt—an American blues singer, guitarist and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer—won Song of the Year at the 65th Grammy Awards for her song, “Just Like That.” The song was inspired by her friend and fellow musician, John Prine, who died in 2020 following a battle with COVID-19. At... read more

Bonnie Raitt—an American blues singer, guitarist and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer—won Song... read more