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.
Celebrate National Eye Donor Month 2015
Americans will receive approximately 48,000 cornea transplant surgeries this year to preserve or restore their vision. With healthy vision, these people will be able to lead joyful, independent lives. March is National Eye Donor Month, so Saving Sight encourages you...
Second Misko Scholarship Winner Attends EBAA Technician Education Seminar
Almost two years ago, Jachin Misko, Regional Director of Clinical Services, passed away. He was a pivotal leader in establishing Saving Sight’s DSAEK cutting lab and procedures, an achievement that improved Saving Sight's ability to provide eye tissue for many...
Retired Hospital Worker Regains Sight through Corneal Transplants
Dorothy was born and raised in Washington, Missouri. Not only has she lived her entire life in Washington, but she spent a considerable portion of her time working in the town’s hospital, what is today known as Mercy Hospital Washington. Dorothy first worked as a...
Anne Shares Her Cornea Transplant Experience
As a teacher and artist, Anne was diagnosed with Fuchs’ corneal dystrophy, which, if left untreated, would have blinded her in the left eye. Her vision deteriorated to the extent that she required the transplantation of corneal tissue from a generous eye donor. Today,...
Winner of 2015 Jachin Misko Memorial Scholarship Announced
Congratulations to Katie Higgins, an eye bank technician at the Georgia Eye Bank. Higgins is this year's winner of the Jachin Misko Memorial Scholarship for Technical Advancement in Eye Banking, which means she will receive funding for expenses related to attending...
AmazonSmile: Help Us Grow Our Programs This Holiday Season
Saving Sight now participates in AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile is a fundraising program that enables you to direct a portion of your online purchases to Saving Sight, at no added cost. This holiday season and beyond, shop at AmazonSmile and 0.5% of your total will be...
Corneal Transplant Enables Local Artist to Continue Making Art
Anne is an artist who resides in Gladstone, Missouri, a municipality in the Kansas City area. Now retired, she focuses on creating artwork for her friends and acquaintances, and she is active in her community as the planning commissioner. In 1980, however, Anne was...
Corneal Transplants Bring Color and Light to a Grandview Woman’s Vision
“Five or six years ago, when I renewed my driver’s license, I almost failed the vision test. They told me I wouldn’t pass the next time,” said Sue of Grandview, Missouri. “So I decided to see an ophthalmologist for an eye exam before my next driver’s test.” However,...
Corneal Transplants Help Veteran Nurse Enjoy His Retirement and His Motorcycle
Bill, a retired operating room RN from Topeka, Kansas, knew he was at-risk to develop Fuchs’ corneal dystrophy. Causing an inner layer of the cornea to blister and cloud, Fuchs’ dystrophy is a hereditary disease, and it ran in his family. Bill’s mother and grandmother...
Cornea Recipient Able to Work and Enjoy Active Lifestyle after Transplantation
Cheryl is an active 64-year-old from Frankfort, Michigan who grew up on a farm, has been married for 44 years, and has one daughter and three grandchildren. She’s proud of her degree from University of Michigan, and since 1970 she has worked off and on for the Social...