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Facts & Statistics
85,411
Number of corneas provided for transplant in 2018
68,102
U.S. donors of ocular tissue in 2018
95+%
Success rate of cornea transplants
$6.0B
Lifetime economic benefit of cornea transplants performed in 2018
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Maddie
Cornea Donor - Giving New Life to 67 Others
“Knowing Maddie's giving spirit, I am sure she is smiling down on us every day because we allowed her to help someone else.”
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Colton Thompson
Cornea Recipient - Giving Back a Child’s Future
“Today, he isn’t scared to do any of the things he loves, like swimming and riding four-wheelers with his cousins or playing quarterback with his brothers during football.”
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Check out Colton's story from member eye bank Eversight.
Thanks to a generous donor and a sight-restoring transplant, Colton is able to swim, ride four-wheelers, and do all the other things he loves! #RestoreSight #GiftofSight #DonateLife
We're so happy Colton, Katelyn and Jacob had the opportunity to tell their story about the #GiftofSight on WDIV Local 4 / ClickOnDetroit. And thank you to the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center for helping change Colton's life.
“It’s a present that will be with him for the rest of his life,” said Jacob Thompson about Colton’s cornea transplant. “It’s a gift that doesn’t ever stop giving.”
“It’s a present that will be with him for the rest of his life,” said Jacob Thompson about Colton’s cornea transplant. “It’s a gift that doesn’t ever stop giving.”
Let EBAA fund your research! EBAA is accepting applications for the 2019 Richard Lindstrom Research Grant.
Multiple grants will be awarded up to $7,500 for each recipient. If you and your organization are looking to fund research in the areas of corneal transplantation, eye banking and/or sight restoration, submit an application today. Applications are due Monday! #eyeloveresearch #restoresight ow.ly/GxN350nLJGl
Richard Lindstrom Research Grant - Eye Bank Association of America
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Each year, the EBAA awards the Richard Lindstrom Research Grants to fund proposals specifically concerned with issues directly related to eye banking and/or corneal transplantation. The recipients are selected during the Annual Meeting in June and the grants are awarded in July.EYE BANK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA LAUNCHES NEW OCULAR NETWORK EXCHANGE
The Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA), a nonprofit member-based association dedicated to the restoration of sight worldwide, today launched its Ocular Network Exchange, also known as ONE, to help member eye banks provide higher quality ocular tissue to surgeons and to find the best possible use for donated corneas.
Read MoreEye Donation Month Seeks to Dispel Myths, Increase Awareness, and Increase Donors
November 2018 is Eye Donation Month, and the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) will be raising awareness about the life-changing opportunities that are created through cornea donation.
Read MoreGlobal Eye Care Community Unveils New Ethical Agreement for Use of Eye Tissue
On June 14, the global community of eye care and corneal transplantation organizations unveiled the world’s first agreement on the use of donated human tissue for ocular transplantation, research, and future technologies.
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