EBAA member eye banks help restore sight worldwide one cornea donation at a time. While much of their work goes unheralded, sometimes their efforts catch the eye of the media. Here are some of their stories.
Pittsburgh Brothers Honored During National Donate Life Month
Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE)
KDKA CBS2, April 15, 2021
Camp Pendleton Boy Receives Gift of Sight Thanks to Cornea Donation from Stranger
San Diego Eye Bank
CBS8 San Diego, March 11, 2021
Beyond Eyeglass Drives: Donor Corneas Collected by Moraine Lions Club Eye Bank
Lions Eye Bank of West Central Ohio
Dayton Daily News, Feb, 7, 2021
Woman Surprises Strangers with Gift Cards, While Inspiring them with her Husband’s Story
Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE)
Channel 11 News, WPXI Pittsburgh, December 24, 2020
Aurora Doctor is Leading the Push to Change Cornea Donation Restrictions for Gay, Bisexual Men
Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank
The Denver Post, December 9, 2020
Woman Receives Cornea Transplant from 12-Year-Old Sister Killed in Crash
San Antonio Eye Bank
Fox 29, November 13, 2020
Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) Hosts Virtual National Donor Sabbath
CORE
WTRF, November 14, 2020
Nevada Donor Network, Hospice Expand Collaboration
Nevada Donor Network
Pahrump Valley Times, November 12, 2020
Eye Donation Month with Advancing Sight Network
Advancing Sight Network
Talk of Alabama, November 10, 2020
Eye Donation Month with the Eye Bank Association of America
EBAA
The Gifted Life Podcast, November 6, 2020
‘It is a Gift’ – Two West Virginians Tell Organ Donation, Recipient Stories
Center for Organ Recover and Education (CORE)
Metro News, October 18, 2020
Nevada Donor Network and Jose Gase Team Up to Raise Awareness for Organ Donation and Honor 12 Individuals
Nevada Donor Network
Speedway Digest, September 26, 2020
Honor Walks Pay Tribute to Organ and Tissue Donors at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
New England Donor Services
Bangor Daily News, September 22, 2020
Eye Banks, Corneal Sugeons Tackle Hand in Hand Evolving Challenges of Pandemic
Sierra Donor Services Eye Bank
Ocular Surgery News (Healio), September 22, 2020
State Breaks Record for Organ Transplants This Year
Miracles in Sight / LifeShare Carolinas
The News Herald, August 3, 2020
Eversight Receives Grant to Investigate COVID-19 Impact on Donated Tissue
Eversight
Healio, June 10, 2020
OneLegacy Issues Guidelines for Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak
OneLegacy Eye Bank
Yahoo Finance, March 19, 2020
KY Organ Donor Affiliates Report Record Donor Registrants in 2019
Kentucky Lions Eye Bank
SurfKY News Group, Jan. 28, 2020
KODA Surpasses Record Number of Organ Donor Registrants
Kentucky Lions Eye Bank
Richmond Register, Jan. 21, 2020
Western Pennsylvania Sets Record For Organ, Tissue Transplants in 2019
Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE)
Pittsburgh Tribune Live, Jan. 16, 2020
CORE Hits Record Organ Transplants in 2019
Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE)
Pittsburgh Business Times, Jan. 13, 2020
ACMH Partnered With National Group in Rose Parade
Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE)
The Kittanning Paper, Jan. 2, 2020
Ann Arbor Eye Bank Give the Gift of Vision, Preparing 8,000 Cornea Transplants Annually
Eversight
Michigan Live, Dec. 25, 2019
Local Non Profit Delivers Gift of Sight From Philadelphia to Jamaica
Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley
6ABC Action News, Dec. 10, 2019
