We Can See Clearly Now: Observing Eye Donation Month
We Can See Clearly Now: Observing Eye Donation Month Each November EBAA members and the transplant community join together in celebration of the gift of sight. November 1, 2024 –Washington, […]
Vision-Restoring Corneal Transplants Performed in 2023 Have a Lifetime Net Benefit of Nearly $8 Billion
Washington, DC– (May 13, 2024) – Corneal transplants performed in the United Stateslast year will result in nearly $8 billion in total net benefits over the lifetime of the recipients,according […]
Eye Bank Association of America, ADCIS, and Lions Gift of Sight Advance Eye Banking with Kerify Vision Technology
Automated computer software system improves accuracy of tissue evaluation, providing more corneas for sight-restoring transplants. Washington, D.C. – The Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) today announces its partnership with […]
Eye Bank Association of America Announces Investments in OcuCell and Auto-ACD
EBAA looks to the future of eye banking and corneal transplantation by funding the advancement of new technologies and innovations in corneal sight restoration. Washington, DC—The Eye Bank Association of […]
Georgia Eye Bank President & CEO Awarded Eye Banking’s Highest Honor
EBAA has announced Eric Meinecke, CEBT, of the Georgia Eye Bank as winner of the 2022 Leonard Heise Award. The Heise Award is the association’s most prestigious honor presented to a non-physician eye banker.
Lions Medical Eye Bank & Research Center of Eastern Virginia Awarded Eye Banking’s Highest Honor
EBAA will present the 2021 Leonard Heise Award to Brian Philippy, CEBT, Director of Transplant and Research at the Lions Medical Eye Bank & Research Center of Eastern Virginia. The Heise Award is the association’s most prestigious honor presented to a non-physician eye banker in recognition of their outstanding devotion to the eye banking profession and for exemplifying the precepts of Leonard Heise, one of EBAA’s founders.
Senator Ralph Alvarado Awarded Crystal Cornea Award by Eye Bank Association of America
Kentucky State Senator Ralph Alvarado is the 2022 recipient of EBAA Crystal Cornea Award. The Crystal Cornea Award is a prestigious honor presented to an individual or organization from outside healthcare and eye banking, who elevates public awareness of corneal donation and transplantation and supports EBAA’s mission to restore sight worldwide.
EBAA Awards Two Grants For Investigating Covid-19
The Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) announced two awardees for its Targeted Research Grants to fund investigations into SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 and their impact on eye banking and cornea transplantation.
EBAA and ARVO Announce New EyeFind Research Grants
The Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) announced the creation of a new grant program that provides financial support to researchers in need of human eye tissue for their research.
EBAA Awards Dr. Mark McDaniell High Impact Research Grant
The Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) awarded its 2020 High Impact Research Grant to Dr. Mark McDaniell MBBS, FRANZCO, FRACS, from Centre for Eye Research Australia.
