Caroline Miller earns Optics Award for masterful storytelling and excellence in promoting the gift of sight and its impact.
Washington, DC—The Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA), the world’s oldest transplantation association and nationally-recognized accrediting and standards setting body for eye banks, today announced Caroline Miller of Eversight as the recipient of 2026 Optics Award. The Optics Award is an honor presented to an individual or team from an EBAA member eye bank who shows mastery of storytelling and creativity to advance EBAA’s mission to restore sight worldwide.
“Caroline represents a new generation of communicators,” said EBAA President & CEO, Kevin Corcoran. “Strategic, compassionate, and creative, her storytelling captures the profound impact of donation and transplantation delivered through video, social media, newsletters, blogs, and more. She effectively bridges science and humanity – uniting donor families, recipients, surgeons, researchers, and partners through a shared mission to restore sight worldwide.”
Since joining Eversight in 2022, Miller has redefined how the gift of sight is shared with the world. She has built a dynamic, empathy-driven storytelling program revitalizing Eversight’s editorial voice and strengthened collaboration across departments and external partners, expanding their social media presence, growing engagement, and increasing mission visibility. There are an estimated 12 million individuals around the world suffering from corneal blindness that could be corrected with a corneal transplant. There is no artificial cornea—the transplantation process depends on the priceless gift of donation from one human to another. Nearly anyone can be a cornea donor, as blood-type, eye color, vision quality, and age are not relevant to donation.
EBAA will present the 2026 Optics Award to Caroline Miller at the 2026 EBAA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis during an awards luncheon on Friday, June 5.
