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title: "Latest Insight news: Did you know funeral homes help make the gift of sight possible?"
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Plus, catch the recap of our recent webinar and learn how you can change lives this Eye Donation Month. 

| View in browser Vol. 1, Issue 9 From January 1 through October 31, 2023, 6,162 donors and their families selflessly gave the gift of sight. 7,694 tissues were provided for sight-restoring transplants and 3,348 tissues were donated for research and educational purposes. A journey in amniotic membrane transplantation \| webinar recap Hajirah Saeed, MD, presented an Eversight webinar on amniotic membrane transplantation for Stevens-Johnson syndrome.  Check out the recap Eversight Orbit: How funeral homes work with eye banks  Meet Funeral Director Dominick Astorino and learn about the symbiotic relationship that has evolved between funeral homes and Eversight.  Read more The miraculous gift of sight makes life worth living again Musician Bruce Katz always thought losing his sense of hearing would be the worst thing to happen to him. That is, until his vision declined so rapidly that he became legally blind in one eye.  See how his life changed Follow the cornea this Eye Donation Month  Each November, Eversight highlights how lives are changed through the gift of sight. Learn more and watch a video that follows the cornea to see the impact of eye donation on patients and donor families.    Learn more Grant supports eye bank operations in Illinois  The Grainger Foundation has awarded Eversight a $5,500 grant to support general operations. This gift will help transform the lives of cornea transplant recipients, donors and their families in Illinois and beyond.  Read more Stewards of the gift through research  The Eversight Center for Vision and Eye Banking Research in Cleveland provides precious ocular tissue to researchers and assists clients with projects, providing hope for the future. Watch this video to meet Eversight’s talented R&D team.  Watch now Eversight is a Top Workplace in Michigan  Eversight has been named a 2023 Top Workplace by the Detroit Free Press for the second consecutive year. The award is a testament to Eversight team members worldwide who consistently put people first.  Learn more & join our team 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.  @EversightVision  \|  #YouChangeLives Eversight, 3985 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, United States Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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