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Iowa Lions Eye Bank Continues to restore sight in Swaziland
In October 2018, Dr. Alex Cohen reached out to Iowa Lions Eye Bank to provide corneal tissue for three patients for his annual mission trip to Swaziland through The Luke Commission (TLC), an organization which delivers free compassionate and comprehensive healthcare to rural communities in Southern Africa.
Dr. Mark Greiner Receives New Endowed Professorship
Read full story and view additional photos on the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences website
Football Player's Donation Gives Other a New Lease on Life
Kyle "Gibby" Vosberg
(October 11, 1996 - February 12, 2016)
After a Tragic Loss, a Mother Finds Healing through Correspondence
Mariah Marshall
(December 3, 1997 - January 24, 2015)
Grateful Farmer Thanks Donor's Family for Restored Sight
The heartfelt letter below is just one example of how corneal transplants greatly improve a recipient’s quality of life. Scott Bowman from Maquoketa, IA received his cornea transplant in June 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics:
Honoring an Angler
Robert D. Greiner
(April 14, 1946 – May 13, 2017)
A Mother and Daughter's Love is Never Separated
Gift of Sight donor - Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy
(August 20, 1964 - October 1, 2017)
Lions Legacy Project
The Iowa Lions Foundation recently voted to award $30,000 of the $65,000 they are raising for the Iowa Lions Legacy Project to support the Iowa Lions Eye Bank research team. This funding allowed ILEB to purchase a much-needed piece of research equipment, the Chemidoc MP Imaging System.
Donor Family Visits ILEB
Family Services Coordinator, Deb Schuett, welcomed special guests to the eye bank—Geri Ryan and her daughter, Patti, from the Dubuque area. Geri is the wife of Paul F. Ryan who died in 2002 at Finley Hospital in Dubuque. Paul donated his corneas to the Iowa Lions Eye Bank for transplant to 2 grateful recipients, one from Illinois and the other from Iowa.