Eye Bank Association of America

As we continue celebrating Eye Donation Month, we want you to meet Danny. As a bilateral cornea recipient AND living kidney donor, Danny truly has first-hand knowledge of the full spectrum of donation. Learn how Danny's experience as a recipient influenced his decision to donate - this is his story. #EyeDonationMonth

Join us this Wednesday as we collaborate with the American Association of Tissue Banks for a joint webinar on the relationship between eye banks and tissue recovery agencies. Experts from both eye and tissue banking talk through the process of working together to honor and maximize the gift of donation. https://lnkd.in/eUPe7FnW

We're looking forward to gathering in San Diego in June for the eye banking event of the year - the EBAA Annual Meeting (#EBAA2025)! Join us for four days of educational programming, professional development, networking opportunities, and everything "America's Finest City" has to offer! Save money with the early bird rate; register by Friday, March 28th!

March is Women's History Month and we're proud to celebrate women's achievements in American history and in eye banking and cornea transplantation. Did you know, the first Executive Director of the first U.S. eye bank (The Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration) was a woman? Aida Breckinridge was an advocate for the gift of sight and a superstar fundraiser who obtained the support of influential people to get the Eye-Bank's start-up funding and to spread the word about eye donation. She also tackled difficulties in securing and transporting donated corneas, put into use eye-donor pledge forms, and created the first educational brochure on eye donation. Learn more about Aida and many other trailblazing women in eye banking, cornea transplantation, and ophthalmology on our website. https://lnkd.in/gpyX4UQz

Deadline Reminder! This Monday, March 3rd is the deadline to submit an application for the 2025 Pilot Research Grant. Don't miss out on this opportunity to have your research funded. For more information, see our website: https://lnkd.in/eEZrBDXQ

Be sure to register and join us for this Thursday's webinar discussing key trends in the ophthalmic market including market segments, technology adoption trends, and US practice patterns. Chelsea Jones of Market Scope shares her expertise on the global cornea transplant landscape. https://lnkd.in/etd-KPU3

Tired of Winter's chill? Register for #EBAA2025 and look forward to sunny San Diego! Gather with eye bank professionals and corneal surgeons from across the county and around the world as they meet in "America's Finest City" for the eye banking profession's biggest event of the year! Expect: - Leadership workshop - Keynote presentations - Workshops and sessions - Donor family and recipient testimonials - Governance meetings - Networking opportunities - San Diego Harbor cruise - Awards luncheon - Exhibit Hall Find the full schedule and details on RestoreSight.org.

Today is National Women Physicians Day - a celebration of women in medicine, their accomplishments, progress, and acknowledgment of the disparities that still exist. To discuss this, Fasika Woreta has written a blog post about her experience in medicine, ophthalmology, and academia as a woman. Dr. Woreta is active in EBAA as a Paton Society member, part of the Medical Advisory Board, and on the DEI Committee. EBAA is proud and appreciative of all our women physicians / Paton Society members who work towards our mission to #RestoreSight worldwide each day. https://lnkd.in/eJZYqHif

The deadline to submit scientific abstracts for presentation consideration for the?2025 EBAA Annual Meeting?Scientific Symposium is only three weeks away! Answer the?call for abstracts?by?Monday, February 3,?to share your research with the eye banking and corneal transplantation community.?Travel grants?are available to medical students, residents and Cornea Fellows. Lend your voice and expertise to the meeting of the year for eye bank professionals and eye bank Medical Directors; submit an?abstract?today! https://lnkd.in/eBEBqyP3

As a rapid response to the new FDA guidance documents released on January 6, 2025, EBAA is hosting an information and overview session. The conversation includes discussion of the new regulations, implementation timelines, instructions on submitting comments to FDA, and steps EBAA is taking to mitigate their impact. Register to join us on Wednesday, January 22! https://lnkd.in/eEWtTQxx