Page 6 - Summer 2020 Newsletter

LIONS GIFT OF SIGHT 2019 STATISTICS
13,242
EYE DONOR REFERRALS
1,496
CORNEAS PROVIDED FOR TRANSPLANT
2,250
EYE OR CORNEA DONORS
2,478
EYES OR CORNEAS PROVIDED FOR RESEARCH / EDUCATION
$175M
LIFETIME ECONOMIC BENEFIT FROM CORNEAS PROVIDED FOR TRANSPLANT IN 2019
U.S. EYE BANK 2019 STATISTICS
23,230
EYES OR CORNEAS PROVIDED FOR RESEARCH / EDUCATION
95+%
SUCCESS RATE FOR CORNEAL TRANSPLANTS
68,759
EYE OR CORNEA DONORS
85,601
CORNEAS PROVIDED FOR TRANSPLANT
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SOURCE AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS AT RESTORESIGHT.ORG
Eye Bank Association
of America
Founded in 1961, the Eye Bank Asso- ciation of America (EBAA) is an in- valuable resource that sets medical standards for eye bank accreditation, performs onsite inspections of eye banks, and provides training and certi- fication of eye bank technicians.
The EBAA annual meetings include scientific sessions showcasing research and advances in corneal transplanta- tion, and this year Medical Director, Joshua Hou, M.D., Research Fellow Peter Bedard, and Research Scientist Sung Lee all presented papers at the scientific symposium.
Congratulations to Peter, who received the Best Paper of Session Award for his presentation on Descemet Membrane vs. Amniotic Membrane for Limbal Stem Cell Culture. Says Peter, “The talk was a summary of two years of work from our whole research team [Dr. Joshua Hou, Dr. Ching Yuan, and Sung Lee, in addition to Peter], and it’s an honor I share with this highly talented research group.”
Lions Gift of Sight
EBAA Committee Appointments
Natalie Buckman
Statistical Report
Policy and Position Research Subcommittee
Patty Stockdale
Donor, Partner & Community Relations
Sean Poppoff
Finance
Kody Westrick
Continuing Education
Ching Yuan, Ph.D.
Research
Technical Procedures Manual Subcommittee