Eversight Illinois Vision Spring 2017 SpringVision_IL_19Apr17_FNL | Page 2
Board of Directors
Peter Wroblewski
Chair
Randy J. Epstein, M.D.
Vice-Chair
Frank Saporito
Treasurer
Maureen Tuffy-Haga
Secretary
Diane Hollingsworth
Executive Director
David R. Donnersberger Jr., M.D., J.D.
Immediate Past Board Chair
Irma V. Bates
David Bosch
Judy Comfort
Carol C. Hogan
Edward J. Hunter
Peter J. Latz
Karen Magers, R.N.
Elizabeth Morgan
Jerry Ringer, M.D.
Jonathan Rubenstein, M.D.
Medical Directors
Joel Sugar, M.D., Chicago
Elmer Tu, M.D., Chicago
Catherine Crockett, M.D., Bloomington
Gregory Halperin, M.D., Bloomington
Executive Director’s perspective
Since 1947, Eversight
Illinois has worked
alongside surgeons
and researchers,
tirelessly pursuing
new treatments and
cures that may one
day eliminate preventable blindness.
In this issue of Vision, we celebrate
our platinum anniversary with a
retrospective of the incredible
advancements made in sight restoration
at Eversight Illinois. You’ll also read
about today’s exciting, innovative
technologies and medical practices
that are transforming the future of
transplantation and vision care—from
3-D microscope imaging to tiny devices
allowing tissue to be delivered safely
in even the most extreme climates
around the world.
Professional & Community
Relations Team
David Hearn
Community & Professional
Relations Liaison
Kara Kelly
Professional Relations Manager
Mary Peete
Professional Relations Liaison
Brittany Wright
Community Relations Liaison
Contact Us
Learn more about charitable giving
options or how to become our
partner in sight restoration by
calling (312) 469-5516 or visiting
eversightvision.org/illinois
Cover story:
Photos by Dimitre Photography
These innovations bring promise to
many as we continue to explore new
advancements in our quest to help
everyone suffering from preventable
blindness. In addition, throughout
our rich history we have never
forgotten those who make donation
happen. We honor the donors and
donor families who generously make
the gift of sight possible. Our cover
story explores how the lives of two
strangers became connected through
a selfless decision to help someone
else in need.
Seventy years ago, we accepted the
responsibility to provide the gift of
sight to as many individuals as
possible, and we will not stop until
all people have the chance to have
a life full of sight.
Diane Hollingsworth
Eversight Illinois Executive Director
INSIDE VISION
4 Looking through time
6 Cover Story: Thanking Katie
7 Living with keratoconus
8 Partners in vision
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Seventy years of innovation and restoring sight
Donor mom and recipient connect through the healing power
of donation and transplantation
Innovative treatment gives new hope for restoring sight
Surgeons flourish in eye banking leadership program
Advancing eye banking
Five ways Eversight is changing the future of sight