News & Stories

Alma Drake playing guitar

Transplant lifechanging for musician, sound healer

Friday, September 6, 2024
Alma Drake is a musician and a sound healer and spends a lot of their time listening with their eyes closed.
Crystal Ellis at Transplant Games

Two-time cornea recipient competes at Transplant Games

Wednesday, September 4, 2024
When she was in college, Crystal Ellis struggled with a lack of depth perception due to a giant cloudy scar on her right eye.
Bonnie Thomas

Donor was 'rock' of emergency room

Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Bonnie Thomas was “the rock” of the emergency room at UnityPoint Health-Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines.
Myrl Holida

Physician Assistant has seen both sides of donation

Thursday, June 27, 2024
Although a few of Myrl Holida’s loved ones have been cornea donors, Holida never thought he would be on the other side of the process.
Greg Schmidt & Dr. Matthew Ward

Schmidt helps provide corneal transplants in Eswatini

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
It’s a bright, clear January morning in Sidvokodvothe, Eswatini, approximately 250 miles east of Johannesburg, South Africa. A large group of people have gathered at the tan prescreening building on the Miracle Campus of The Luke Commission, which provides free medical care to some of the kingdom’s most isolated and underserved citizens.
ILEB 2023 Impact Map

ILEB 2023 Impact Map

Wednesday, January 24, 2024