Cornea Donation
Since 1960, Saving Sight has coordinated cornea donation and the distribution of corneas for transplant. Today, we operate in Missouri, Kansas, and central Illinois, and we distribute corneas to transplant surgeons in those states, the rest of the U.S., and around the world to help people receive the precious gift of sight.
Help us spread the message about eye, organ, and tissue donation in your community. If you haven’t yet, register your choice to donate online at Donate Life America or your local Department of Motor Vehicles office. And be sure to speak with your family about your decision.
Saving Sight and Fight for Sight Announce Funding of Two Student Fellowship Awards
Kansas City, Mo. (January 8, 2018) – Today, non-profit organizations Saving Sight and Fight for Sight announced the joint funding of two new Summer Student Fellowships. The grants will be available to undergraduate, graduate or medical students conducting research...
Happy Holidays from Saving Sight – 2017
Happy Holidays from Saving Sight Pam captured these beautiful winter scenes at her country home in Missouri as our 2017 featured holiday artist. Thanks to our staff, partners, volunteers and supporters of our work in eye donation, more corneal recipients like Pam are...
Saving Sight Welcomes MU Health Care’s Fraunfelder as New Board Member from Columbia
Columbia, Mo. (November 29, 2017) – Frederick Fraunfelder, MD, MBA, director of University of Missouri Health Care’s Mason Eye Institute and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the MU School of Medicine, will join Saving Sight’s board of directors in the...
Three-Time Cornea Recipient Continues Working Thanks to the Gift of Sight
Working in higher education, David’s job requires him to do detailed, number calculations. Because of the generous gift of sight from three donors, David can continue his work. “It is vital that I am able to differentiate between 5’s & 6’s and 3‘s and 8’s,” said...
Restored Sight Allows Cornea Recipient to See Nature’s Beauty
Watching deer graze in the valley and geese land on her pond were just a few of the beautiful sights of nature Pam enjoys at her country home in Lebanon, Mo. Those sights mean more to Pam now than ever before after the hereditary eye disease Fuch’s dystrophy...
Connect with Saving Sight at ESCRS 2017
Lets's connect at ESCRS 2017! Our Saving Sight team is excited to be back at the annual European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) Congress October 7-11, 2017. We'd love the opportunity to connect with ophthalmologists, surgeons and other eye care...
Saving Sight Announces Kansas City Relocation
Kansas City, Mo. (July 25, 2017) – Construction is set to begin in August for Saving Sight’s Northland expansion into the former Equity Plaza office building at 10560 NW Ambassador Drive in Kansas City, Platte County. The acquisition of the majority of Equity Plaza...
Researchers One Step Closer to Finding New Treatment for Myopia
Kansas City, Mo. (May 11, 2017) – The millions projected to be diagnosed with myopia, or nearsightedness, in the coming years may soon have an option other than corrective eyewear or refractive surgery to restore their vision. According to new research presented this...
Saving Sight Operations Update at the MD26 Council of Governors Meeting
On Saturday, January 18, Saving Sight’s CEO Tony Bavuso delivered a report at the Lions MD26 Council of Governors meeting, encouraging the group to provide continued support to KidSight. The program is positioned for major growth with a goal to screen many more...
Corneal Transplant Allows Truck Driver to Keep Driving
Thanks to the generosity of a donor and their family, Larry received the gift of sight through a corneal transplant in October 2015 to correct his vision and allow him to continue his occupation as a truck driver.