Vol. 2, Issue 1

As we begin the new year, we hold in our hearts the 7,502 donors and their families who selflessly gave the gift of sight in 2023. Thanks to these generous people, more than 9,200 tissues were provided for sight restoring transplants and 4,500 for impactful research and education. Thank you for supporting. We are proud stewards of these gifts.

2023 another lifechanging year  

Eversight President/CEO Diane Hollingsworth is inspired by the selflessness that shows up repeatedly from those who make our work possible, making 2023 a remarkable year of transforming lives. Thank you for championing the gift of sight. 

Developing a keratoplasty skills program | webinar recap 

Anthony Aldave, MD, presented an Eversight webinar on how U.S. corneal surgeons can make a lasting impact globally through a keratoplasty skills transfer program. 

Eversight Orbit: Donor family member leads Eversight’s call center to change lives

Learn how after nearly a decade at Eversight, Dawn Shipp is impacting lives as a Clinical Operations Manager, training others to help donor families like hers. 

Grant facilitates sight restoration in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula 

The Superior Health Foundation has awarded Eversight a $10,000 grant to support the purchase of recovery and processing supplies to continue making eye donation and corneal transplantation possible in the Upper Peninsula. 

The gift of sight means living a full life 

When Jan Phillips was diagnosed with keratoconus, glasses and contacts could only do so much. Learn how transplants restored Jan’s vision and inspired her to travel the world performing as a classical singer.  

Grant supports global operations for underserved countries 

The Bausch Foundation has awarded Eversight a $5,000 grant to support the nonprofit’s efforts to eliminate corneal blindness worldwide through eye bank development, clinical training and tissue provision.  

Did you know? 

Since 1980, the Eversight Eye & Vision Research Grants program has awarded more than $4 million to support meaningful vision research. We invite proposals from partners for funding promising research projects concerned with vision problems with an emphasis on utilizing human ocular tissue or research related to corneal surgery, corneal disease and innovation in eye banking practices. 

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. 

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