About Us
At Iowa Lions Eye Bank, we’re passionate about transforming lives through the gift of sight. As a non-profit organization, we specialize in recovering, processing, and distributing ocular tissue for life-changing transplants and groundbreaking research. While our roots are in Iowa, our impact spans the globe. Proudly affiliated with the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at University of Iowa Health Care, we’re committed to advancing vision care and inspiring hope for a brighter future.
Our Mission
To enhance the quality of life through the restoration and preservation of sight.
Our Vision
We will set the standards for the next generation of technological breakthroughs in eye banking and cornea research, forge global collaborations, and inspire individuals to choose donation.
Our Values
Passion- We passionately serve to restore and enhance vision.
Respect- We value and respect all individuals, their decisions regarding donation, and their work in supporting donation, transplantation and research.
Innovation- We are in continual pursuit of new technologies and a constant resource for the advancement of saving sight.
Dedication- We are committed to the uncompromising pursuit of enhancing and restoring sight.
Excellence- We provide safe and high quality tissue, meeting the eye bank standards of the Eye Bank Association of America and Food and Drug Administration, while partnering with University of Iowa Health Care and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
