Vol. 4, Issue 6

From January 1 through May 31, 4,370 donors and their families selflessly gave the gift of sight. 4,704 tissues were provided for sight restoring transplants, and 1,426 tissues helped to advance vision research and support clinical education and training.

Expanding access to eye care in Ukraine

In Ukraine, the need for donor corneal tissue is both urgent and growing. Thanks to a multi-year gift from the Robert and Judith Sturgis Family Foundation, Eversight is helping expand access to sight-restoring corneal transplantation through charitable tissue provision, surgeon education and long-term capacity building over the next three years.

Orbit: Two decades of innovation in corneal care with Jodhbir Mehta, MD

From advancing corneal transplantation to training the next generation of surgeons—dive into how Eversight’s partnership with Dr. Mehta expands access to vision care in Southeast Asia.

Summer Young Physicians Group meeting

Register for the next meeting on Tuesday, July 14, led by Samera Ahmad, MD. Learn from experienced ophthalmologists, discuss challenging cases, exchange ideas and build connections with peers from across the field.

Honoring donors and restoring sight through relationships

Senior Partner Relations Director Ebony Johnson shares how her career in eye banking has connected donor families, surgeons and recipients through the gift of sight.

Building a sustainable future for eye care in Guatemala

In February, Eversight provided four corneal tissues to Kanika Agarwal, MD, for a medical service trip to Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala, in partnership with SEE International—restoring sight to patients in need and training local surgeons.

National award recognizes storytelling that advances sight restoration

Senior Brand Strategy & Communications Specialist Caroline Miller received the 2026 Optics Award for exceptional creativity, storytelling and communications in advancing our mission to restore sight worldwide. The award recognizes storytelling that helps connect donor families, recipients and supporters to the life-changing impact of sight restoration.

Eversight’s mission is to restore sight and prevent blindness through the healing power of donation, transplantation and research. Our vision is a world without blindness.