It’s a rare occasion when a donor family member gets the opportunity to meet a donor recipient, but a touching moment happened in Tampa, Florida

https://www.wfla.com/bloom-tampa-bay/a-mothers-touching-story-of-seeing-her-son-through-a-young-donor-recipient/
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Lions Eye Institute for Transplant and Research in Tampa is taking on a new name after joining forces with SightLife in Seattle. https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2023/05/05/tampas-lions-eye-institute-joins-forces.html
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Jerry and Marie Woody have transported thousands of donated corneas to help patients across Florida. But this trip was like no other.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2022/04/05/after-daughters-death-tampa-parents-deliver-her-donated-cornea/
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has granted Lions World Vision Institute $300,000 to improve vision outcomes for children under five. Through this grant, Lions World Vision Institute will establish a Pediatric Vision Association (PVA).

https://lwvi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/PVA-Press-Release.pdf
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The Vinik Family Foundation has donated $50,000 to the Lions World Vision Institute for Transplant & Research Foundation.

https://patch.com/florida/southtampa/vinik-foundation-pledges-50k-champion-kids-vision-health?web=1&wdLOR=c869924C5-F152-4F32-B404-1A3A16AF0815 
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JL Bielon, Executive Director of Lions World Vision Institute Foundation joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of the nationally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom about how the Lions World Vision Institute’s Vision Health Programs are expanding to serve more elementary school children. https://www.wfla.com/bloom/lions-eye-institutes-vision-health-programs-expand-to-provide-free-eye-exams-and-glasses-for-elementary-school-children-in-need/
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The Glazer Vision Foundation has appointed the Lions World Vision Institute, the largest combined eye bank, tissue recovery and ocular research center in the world to provide critical eye exams for school children across Tampa Bay. View the full story here: https://www.wfla.com/bloom/free-glass-and-screenings-for-children-in-tampa-bay/
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Jason Woody, the President and CEO of Lions World Vision Institute for Transplant & Research in Tampa, home to an Eye Bank, and cutting-edge Ocular Research Center, joins Gayle Guyardo on BLOOM to talk about how to donate life and sight, and to share his 3 decade journey to head up the world class institute. You can watch the video here.
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The Executive Director of The Lions World Vision Institute Foundation, along with Ophthalmologist, Dr. David Hunter joins Gayle Guyardo on BLOOM to talk about the importance of building a state-of-the-art vision center in Tampa for children. If you would like to support this important cause click here.
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