Vol. 1, Issue 5

2024 grant cycle applications are open 

Are you working on promising eye and vision research? Apply today for funding from our Eye & Vision Research Grants.  

Changing lives around the world 

Six Kenyans lives were transformed, including two children, during a medical mission to Kisii, Kenya, led by Eversight surgeon Michael Seward, MD. 

A giving birthday celebration 

After having his sight restored in both eyes, Franklin Warren wanted to help others with their vision journey as well. He hopes to fundraise for Eversight in honor of his birthday to raise awareness for the blind and vision-impaired.   

Importance of global cooperation in eye banking  

Register for the next Eversight webinar at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday, August 15. Speaker Heather Machin, RN, MBA, PhD, will discuss improving global access to donation and transplantation services. 

Team Eversight represents at New Providence 5K 

It was a beautiful bright and sunny day for the second NJ Sharing Network 5K Celebration of Life on June 11. Team Eversight included four Eversight staff and one transplant recipient. 

UN calls to create a Special Envoy on Vision 

Eversight joins IAPB, UN Friends of Vision and over 150 organizations that are calling on the United Nations to appoint a UN Special Envoy on Vision, a senior UN official appointed to address global eye health. 

Illinois grant will help honor donor wishes 

The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation has awarded Eversight a $1,200 grant to support the purchase of sight-saving recovery supplies for McLean and Livingston counties.  

Did you know?

Eversight has an online events calendar where you can stay up to date on all upcoming events.  

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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