Gratis Ocular Tissue Program Surgeon Application

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Dear Surgeon Partners,

We value our partnership with you in providing corneal tissue to restore sight to thousands of people each year. Without you, we would not be able to fulfill our mission to set new standards for ocular endeavors that will improve visual outcomes and quality of life for those who are blind or visually impaired. You make our vision to help people see, a reality.

The Lions World Vision Institute was founded in 1973 by a group of Tampa Lions Club members who saw the need for an eye bank in central Florida. Since then, we have grown to be the largest non-profit combined eye bank and ocular research center in the world. We are a nonprofit organization that believes that everyone deserves the gift of sight regardless of their ability to afford it.

Our Gratis Ocular Tissue Program provides corneal tissue to patients who cannot afford sight-saving surgery. Through this program, this past year we helped restore the sight of hundreds of people in the United States and in various other countries around the world.

We encourage you to use this resource for your international mission trips or for your patients here in the U.S. who do not have the means to pay for a cornea transplant. There is a simple application process for you to request tissue. We ask that you help facilitate in providing us with your patient’s testimonial. Their stories of restored sight help our Foundation raise funds to ensure the continuation of this program.

Our Foundation raises funds for the Gratis Ocular Tissue Program through our signature fundraising gala, the Eye Ball. It is our hope that you will attend this annual event so that we can recognize you in person and highlight your success stories associated with our gratis tissue program.

As a valued surgeon partner, we want to make sure that you are aware of and use this program to benefit your patients with financial needs. Thank you for your continued support and partnership.