The Source of Transplantation
The Source of Transplantation Dr. Woody Van Meter MD. This past October 25th we held our Annual Surgeons Forum, bringing together corneal transplant surgeons from…
Timmy D
Ask anyone who knows him—Timmy DeMatteis is one friendly guy. This talkative, animated man just doesn’t know a stranger. But at one time, Timmy encountered one very unfriendly foe: the…
PDG Donald De Vault, Gone But Not Forgotten
The Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank and the greater Lions community has lost one of our own this past weekend, PDG Donald DeVault. Don was active in several community organizations…
Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank Medical Director receives national award
In November of 2017, John Stechschulte, MD, Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank’s Medical Director since 2016, received The American Academy of Ophthalmology’s (AAO) 2017 Secretariat for State Affairs Hall of Fame Award. Dr. Stechschulte was selected…
“A Whole New World”
This past summer cornea transplant patient Kevin Craig recalled his love of baseball when the The Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank invited him to throw out the first pitch at…
An Attitude of Gratitude
Cornea recipient Robert Williams doesn’t need to be coaxed to express his enthusiasm about the gift of sight that he considers “almost a miracle.” His cornea problem – keratoconus –…