Programs

  • Global Corneal Blindness Elimination

    SURGICAL TISSUE PROVISION EVERSIGHT INTERNATIONAL WORKS TO ELIMINATE CORNEAL BLINDNESS WORLDWIDE THROUGH EYE BANK DEVELOPMENT, CLINICAL TRAINING AND TISSUE PROVISION. WITH MORE THAN 75 YEARS OF EYE BANKING EXPERTISE, WE DELIVER BOTH SHORT- AND LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 12 MILLION PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CORNEAL BLINDNESS GLOBALLY. IN 2023, EVERSIGHT INTERNATIONAL PROVIDED MORE THAN 3,800 TISSUES FOR TRANSPLANT AND WORKED WITH SURGEONS IN 32 COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, MAKING THE GIFT OF SIGHT POSSIBLE FOR MANY IN NEED. EVERSIGHT PROVIDED 99 CORNEA TISSUES FOR SIGHT-RESTORING TRANSPLANTS GRATIS OR AT A REDUCED RATE FOR MEDICAL MISSIONS AND UNINSURED PATIENTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. FROM OUR EYE BANK IN SOUTH KOREA, WE PROVIDED FOR A RECORD 930 SIGHT- RESTORING CORNEA TRANSPLANTS FOR KOREAN PATIENTS. EVERSIGHT INTERNATIONAL IS FOCUSED ON MEETING THE HUMANITARIAN NEED FOR CORNEA TISSUES IN COUNTRIES WHERE SIGHT-RESTORING CORNEA TRANSPLANT PROCEDURES WOULD OTHERWISE BE COMPLETELY UNAVAILABLE. THE BENEFICIARIES OF EVERSIGHT INTERNATIONAL'S INITIATIVES INCLUDE THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM EYE INJURIES AND BLINDING EYE DISEASES THAT CAN BE TREATED THROUGH CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION. IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS, EVERSIGHT INTERNATIONAL FOSTERS AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL LEADERS TO ESTABLISH CULTURALLY INFORMED EYE DONATION FRAMEWORKS AND SUSTAINABLE EYE BANKING INFRASTRUCTURE. OUR EXPERIENCED TEAM OFFERS VITAL CLINICAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO EYE SURGEONS AND EYE BANK TECHNICIANS ON THE LATEST CLINICAL METHODS, IMPROVING ACCESS TO LIFE-CHANGING TRANSPLANTS. THROUGH THE INCREDIBLE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS AND DONOR FAMILIES, EVERSIGHT INTERNATIONAL ALSO PROVIDES CORNEAL TISSUE FROM THE UNITED STATES FOR TRANSPLANT AND RESEARCH GLOBALLY, PROVIDING HOPE FOR THE FUTURE AND RESTORING SIGHT TO PATIENTS IN NEED. BLINDING EYE DISEASES AFFECT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS WORLDWIDE. THAT MEANS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CANNOT SEE THEIR LOVED ONES, LET ALONE WORK TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. VISION LOSS RESULTS IN SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT WORLDWIDE DUE TO THE INABILITY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE VISION IMPAIRED TO CONTRIBUTE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR GLOBAL MISSION IS INFORMED BY AND ALIGNS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS), WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION GIVEN TO: 3 GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, 4 QUALITY EDUCATION, 8 DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, 10 REDUCED INEQUALITIES AND 11 SUSTAINABLE CITIES & COMMUNITIES. EVERSIGHT INTERNATIONAL ENVISIONS A WORLD WITHOUT BLINDNESS-A WORLD WHERE ALL PEOPLE IN EVERY COMMUNITY CAN LEAD INDEPENDENT, PRODUCTIVE LIVES THROUGH THE GIFT OF SIGHT. EVERSIGHT INTERNATIONAL EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES TO TAKE MEANINGFUL STEPS EVERY DAY TO MAKE VISION A REALITY FOR ALL.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.9M

  • Clinical Training for Corneal Surgeons

    CLINICAL TRAINING & EDUCATION IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD, CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION IS LIMITED BY A LACK OF FOUNDATIONAL AND ADVANCED CLINICAL TRAINING. EVERSIGHT IS A LEADING ORGANIZATION IN PROVIDING TRAINING TO CORNEA SPECIALIST PHYSICIANS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN REGIONS MOST AFFECTED BY PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS. WE ARE WORKING WITH SOME OF THE LEADING CORNEAL SURGEONS IN THE WORLD TO SHARE SKILLS AND EXPERTISE WITH PHYSICIANS IN AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, EAST ASIA AND ELSEWHERE, SO THEY CAN OFFER BETTER OPTIONS FOR PATIENTS AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF EYE BANKS IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. 90 SURGEONS AND OTHER CLINICIANS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES RECEIVED TRAINING THROUGH EVERSIGHT INTERNATIONAL IN 2023. OUR COMMITMENT TO CLINICAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION IS UNWAVERING. WE EMPOWER EYE SURGEONS AND EYE BANK TECHNICIANS WITH THE LATEST CLINICAL METHODS, ENHANCING THEIR SKILLS AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO LIFE-CHANGING TRANSPLANTS. THROUGH WET LABS, DIDACTIC TEACHING COURSES, AND VIRTUAL AND HYBRID TRAININGS, WE EDUCATE CLINICIANS ON THE LATEST TECHNIQUES SO THEY CAN HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON PATIENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE INVESTED IN DEVELOPING ROBUST LIVE AND ON-DEMAND EDUCATION RESOURCES THROUGH EVERSIGHT ACADEMY AVAILABLE FOR LITTLE-TO-NO COST, INCLUDING A COMPREHENSIVE SURGEON WEBINAR SERIES AND VIRTUAL WET LAB TRAINING CURRICULUM, PLUS EYE TISSUE AND BANKING EDUCATION AND MORE. EVERSIGHT'S CONTINUED, EFFECTIVE ADAPTATION TO ONLINE TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN 2023 RESULTED IN FAR GREATER ACCESSIBILITY TO SURGEONS WORLDWIDE. AND THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT OF THESE TRAININGS IS INCALCULABLE. EACH SURGICAL COORDINATOR WILL IMPACT MORE LIVES THROUGH THEIR IMPROVED KNOWLEDGE OF EYE BANKING AND TISSUE DISTRIBUTION. EACH EYE BANK TECHNICIAN CAN OFFER NEW TYPES OF PROCESSED TISSUES TO SURGEONS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. EACH SURGEON CAN PROVIDE BETTER PATIENT CARE FOR YEARS TO COME THROUGH ADVANCED TRANSPLANT TECHNIQUES. AND MANY MAY GO ON TO TRAIN THEIR PEERS, EXPONENTIALLY AMPLIFYING THE IMPACT.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $37.6K