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08/06/2025

August is National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month.

This observance aims to save and improve the quality of life of diverse communities by creating positive culture for eye, organ, and tissue donation. It also raises awareness about health disparities and the impact of donation and transplantation in minority communities.

Did you know? Transplants can be successful regardless of the ethnicity of the donor and recipient. However, the chance of longer-term survival may be greater if the donor and recipient are closely matched in terms of their shared genetic background.

Register as a donor: RegisterMe.org

07/30/2025

Each year, EBAA awards the Pilot Research Grants to fund proposals specifically concerned with issues directly related to eye banking and/or corneal transplantation.

This year, we received an impressive number of strong research proposals - eight are being funded for a total of $60,000.

Congratulations to this year's recipients!

As a reminder, applications for this year's $50,000 High Impact Grant are due tomorrow, Friday, July 31! For more information, see our website:

https://restoresight.org/members/grants-scholarships/ebaa-high-impact-research-grant/

07/24/2025

Nominations for the 2026 Leonard Heise Award are open!

The highest honor in eye banking, the Heise Award recognizes a non-medical eye banker for their outstanding devotion to EBAA's development and for exemplifying the precepts of Leonard Heise, a major contributor to the fight against blindness and one of EBAA's founders.

The recipient will be honored during the 2026 EBAA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.

Nominations are due Wednesday, September 10. Nominate a deserving individual today!

https://restoresight.org/members/awards/leonard-heise-award/

07/22/2025

The Gift of Sight Award honors individuals who demonstrate significant support for eye banking and corneal donation.

This year's recipient, Nancy Biagioni, spent her career in ophthalmology in different capacities, specifically at the San Diego Eye Bank. Now in retirement, Nancy is a champion of the visually impaired, volunteering at Gifted Back and the Braille Institute in San Diego.

She received her award during the 2025 EBAA Annual Meeting in San Diego. For more on the event, see our overview post on our website:

https://restoresight.org/news/2025-ebaa-annual-meeting-overview/

07/18/2025

During , we honored Maria Chelko of The Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration with the Optics Award.

She was recognized for her mastery of storytelling, using creativity to advance EBAA's mission to restore sight worldwide, and demonstrating ongoing dedication to and excellence in spreading awareness of the gift of sight and its impact.

Join us in congratulating Maria for her hard work in New York, the U.S., and around the world!

For more on our other award recipients and the 2025 EBAA Annual meeting, see the overview on our website.

https://restoresight.org/news/2025-ebaa-annual-meeting-overview/

07/15/2025

Honored during our 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego, join us in congratulating Michael A. Puente, Jr., MD, a Paton Society Member, and of the Sue Anschutz-Rogers Eye Center, for earning the Crystal Cornea Award.

The Crystal Cornea is presented to individuals or organizations outside of eye banking who elevate awareness of corneal donation and transplantation.

Dr. Puente was one of the first and most vocal advocates to educate legislators, regulators, and the public about the inequities posed by eligibility restrictions on MSM donors. He first brought this issue to EBAA's attention during the 2019 Cornea and Eye Banking Forum, where his analysis of the number of donors lost each year because of the five-year exclusionary period earned him the Best Paper of Session Award.

For more on and the other honored awardees, see the overview post on our website.

https://restoresight.org/news/2025-ebaa-annual-meeting-overview/

07/14/2025

During our Annual Meeting in San Diego, we honored some of the best in eye banking and cornea transplantation during the yearly awards ceremony.

This year, Noel Mick from The Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration earned the Leonard Heise Award - eye banking's highest honor. The award is given to non-medical eye bankers in recognition of their outstanding devotion to EBAA's development and for exemplifying the precepts of Leonard Heise, a major contributor to the fight against blindness and one of EBAA's founders.

Please join us in congratulating Noel for her well-deserved recognition.

For more about , please see the overview on our website:

https://restoresight.org/news/2025-ebaa-annual-meeting-overview/

07/04/2025

Happy 4th of July from EBAA! When celebrating with fireworks, we encourage you to use proper eye protection and safety measures! 🎆

06/28/2025

Congratulations to Abhiniti Mittal of Oregon Health and Sciences University for winning the Best Paper of Session Award at the 2025 EBAA Annual Meeting Scientific Symposium.

Her winning paper is titled, "Comparing the Characteristics and Feasibility of Donor DMEK Tissue Under Age 50: A Retrospective Review."

06/28/2025

We're closing things out in San Diego!

Today is dedicated to sharing the latest in cornea and eye banking research and innovation. Surgeons also have the opportunity for open discussion and conversation during the physician luncheon. We wrap things up with the Medical Directors Symposium.

Enjoy our final day in "America's Finest City" - and if you were unable to join us in person, an on-demand meeting package will be available following the meeting.

06/27/2025

It's day three of !

Today we celebrate our 2025 Award recipients: Heise, Optics, Crystal Cornea, and Gift of Sight.

If you are unable to join us in San Diego, an on-demand virtual meeting package will be available after the event.

06/26/2025

During this morning's General Session, we paid tribute to Mikka Kostas, a beloved employee of The Eye Bank of Kentucky who passed during a tragic accident this year.

Charles Pivoney shared the touching story of working with Tina Mays and the Cincinnati Eye Bank to honor Mikka's decision to give the gift of sight.

During a time of grief and loss, two EBAA eye banks worked together to restore sight and provide a lasting legacy for Mikka, who is missed and remembered by her colleagues, friends, and loved ones.

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