2015
COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENTS
2,818
PEOPLE RECEIVED A SECOND CHANCE FOR SIGHT
through corneal transplantation with tissue provided by
Eversight Illinois. Of those, 1,424 cornea transplant
recipients are Illinois residents.
196
EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS programs
reached over 13,200 people. The programs
were a combined effort of the Eversight
Illinois Community Outreach and
Professional Relations staff and designed
to educate both community members
and professional partners.
242,983
9
CEREMONIES were
conducted throughout the
state in collaboration with
hospitals and community
partners to honor donors
and their families.
161
GENEROUS
DONORS
helped give the
gift of sight.
2,214
CORNEAL TISSUES WERE DONATED for
research and education to help preserve
and restore sight.
$403,200
People became members of the Illinois
Organ/Tissue Donor Registry, joining
the more than 5 million others
already registered.
5
2,464
NEXT OF KIN AND RECIPIENT
FAMILIES connected this year
as a result of our correspondence
program.
in funds provided through
the Eversight network to
those who could not otherwise afford
the costs of a cornea transplant. Our Gift
of Sight program, funded by charitable
contributions, enables us to waive our
normal service fees for the provision of
eye tissue.
3,105
PEOPLE FOLLOW our social
media channels, including
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.