Eyecare Resources For The Unemployed
If you are desperately trying to find eyecare resources for your community for the new influx of unemployed and uninsured the National Eye Institute has published a helpful list:
Financial Aid for Eye Care
Many state and national resources regularly provide aid to people with vision problems. The National Eye Institute, which supports eye research, does not help individuals pay for eye care. However, if you are in need of financial aid to assess or treat an eye problem, you might contact one or more of the following programs.
You may also contact a social worker at a local hospital or other community agency. Social workers often are knowledgeable about community resources that can help people facing financial and medical problems.
Eye Exams and Surgery
- EyeCare America, a public service foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Provides comprehensive eye exams and care for up to one year, often at no out-of-pocket expense to eligible callers through its seniors and Diabetes EyeCare Programs. Its Glaucoma EyeCare Program provides a glaucoma eye exam. The EyeCare America Children’s EyeCare Program educates parents and primary care providers about the importance of early childhood (newborn through 36 months of age) eye care. Telephone: 1-800-222-EYES (3937).
- VISION USA, coordinated by the American Optometric Association (AOA), provides free eye care to uninsured, low-income workers and their families. Telephone: 1-800-766-4466.
- Lions Clubs International provides financial assistance to individuals for eye care through local clubs.
- Mission Cataract USA, coordinated by the Volunteer Eye Surgeons’ Association, is a program providing free cataract surgery to people of all ages who have no other means to pay. Surgeries are scheduled annually on one day, usually in May. Telephone: 1-800-343-7265.
- Knights Templar Eye Foundation provides assistance for eye surgery for people who are unable to pay or receive adequate assistance from current government agencies or similar sources. Mailing address: 1000 East State Parkway, Suite I, Schaumburg, IL 60173. Telephone: (847) 490-3838. .
- InfantSEE® is a public health program designed to ensure early detection of eye conditions in babies. Member optometrists provide a free comprehensive infant eye assessment to children younger than one year. Telephone: 1-888-396-3937.
Eyeglasses
- Sight for Students, a Vision Service Plan (VSP) program provides eye exams and glasses to children 18 years and younger whose families cannot afford vision care. Telephone: 1-888-290-4964.
- New Eyes for the Needy provides vouchers for the purchase of new prescription eyeglasses. Mailing address: 549 Millburn Avenue, P.O. Box 332, Short Hills, NJ 07078-0332. Telephone: (973) 376-4903.
Prescription Drugs
- The Medicine Program assists people to enroll in one or more of the many patient assistance programs that provide prescription medicine free-of-charge to those in need. Patients must meet the sponsor’s criteria. The program is conducted in cooperation with the patient’s doctor. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 4182, Poplar Bluff, MO 63902-4182. Telephone: 1-866-694-3893. E-mail:
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance offers a single point of access to more than 475 public and private patient assistance programs, including more than 150 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. Telephone: 1-888-477-2669.
Government Programs
- Medicare Benefit for Eye Exams
For People with Diabetes — People with Medicare who have diabetes can get a dilated eye exam to check for diabetic eye disease. Your doctor will decide how often you need this exam.
For People at Risk for Glaucoma — Glaucoma is a leading cause of vision loss. People at high risk for glaucoma include those with diabetes or a family history of glaucoma, or African Americans age 50 or older. Medicare will pay for an eye exam to check for glaucoma once every 12 months.
Patients must pay 20 percent of the Medicare-approved amount after the yearly Part B deductible. Telephone: 1-800-633-4227. - State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
For little or no cost, this insurance pays for doctor visits, prescription medicines, hospitalizations, and much more for children 18 years and younger. Most states also cover the cost of dental care, eye care, and medical equipment. Telephone: 1-877-543-7669. Insure Kids Now!
The National Eye Institute (NEI) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is the Federal government’s lead agency for vision research that leads to sight-saving treatments and plays a key role in reducing visual impairment and blindness.
One other thing to be aware of are local community providers. In years gone past, the local health providers were independent small businesses and helping out in the community was the norm. Today health care has become a more of a massive industry and smaller doctors offices are weighted down with high overhead and hours of paperwork. Still, there are doctors in almost every community that provide thousands of hours of pro bono (free) health care. Careful needs screenings are the most essential components to enlist the local medical community. Nothing brings as abrupt a halt to community involvement as poorly screened clients who have lifestyles well above the provider and staff that are serving them.
Services are available if you do an excellent job of screening, give recognition and support to participating providors. A hotel or travel agent could donate a mini retreat to doctors offoces and staffs who see large numberes of pateients free, even recognition as small and an office meal and thank you cards can go a long way.
Finally, make sure the patients arrive on time at the right place. They may have many things on their minds and be suffering from depression, anxiety, or other problems common to the newly unemployed. Look for creative ways to build partnerships and get people the health care they truly need.
I work but i can’t aford insurance, my eyes are in bad shape last time I had them checked it was 20/50. What can I do?
Depending on the area you live in should first check with the Lions Club. Providing funding for eyecare for people in you situation is one of their primary missions. Friends of Man is another organization that occasionally helps. You can also go to Vision USA at (www.aoa.org/x5607.xml)
i have a lazy eye and also need a cornea transplant.i am unable to have the surgery because i am unemployed and do not have insurance..are there any Doctors who will do a pro bono for this..I want to get married but not this way
There is always someone who will help, but it can be difficult to find. The Lions Club is a good first start. Friends of Man occasionally supports different problems but I don;t know how their funds are running this year. The Knights Templar Eye Foundation supports eye care & surgery but I don’t know the extent pf adult services they provide. The Salvation Army is into about everything but the economy has drawn down reserves the last 2 years. Probably your best bet is to contact the closest Lions Club Eye Bank and ask them. You will have to cut and paste the links, they did not come out hot. Also, you can call your counties human services, local optometrist, and ophthalmologists and inquire if there is any help available. Your could also run a search for any county or state ophthalmology societies and inquire with them. Hope this helps and good luck with the wedding!
United States and Puerto Rico
Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory
UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) 4301 W. Markham, Slot 523-1 Little Rock, AR 72205-7199 Telephone: 501-686-8388 Fax: 501-603-1463
Email: (Geoffrey C. Brown) BrownGeoffreyC@uams.edu
Lions Eye Bank of the San Joaquin Valley
1360 E. Herndon Ave., Suite #230 Fresno, CA 93720 Telephone: 559-450-2020 Fax: 559-435-4105
Email: (Thomas E. Good) Thomas.good@comcast.net
Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank
P.O. Box 6026 Aurora, CO 80045 Telephone: 720-848-3937 Fax: 720-848-3938
Email: (Edmund Jacobs) info@corneas.org
Web Site: http://www.corneas.org Florida Lions Eye Bank, Inc. (M) 900 NW 17TH Street #347 Miami, FL 33136 Telephone: 305-324-4340 Fax: 305-326-6394
Email: (Elizabeth Fout-Caraza) efcaraza@med.miami.edu info@fleb.org
Web Site: http://www.fleb.org Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research, Inc. (M) 1410 North 21st Street Tampa, FL 33605 Telephone: 813-289-1200 Fax: 813-242-7010
Email: (Jason K. Woody) JWoody@lionseyeinstitute.org
Web Site: http://www.lionseyeinstitute.org
Hawaii Lions Eye Bank & Makana Foundation
614 South Street, Suite 101 Honolulu, HI 96813 Telephone: 808-536-7416 Fax: 808-528-5032
Email: (Shawn Wofford) shawn@hlebmf.org
Web Site: http://www.hlebmf.org Revised 4.23.10 5
Idaho Lions Eye Bank (M)
70 N. Latah St. Boise, ID 83706 Telephone: 208-338-5466 Fax: 208-338-6543
Email: (Jay Lugo) jay@idaholions.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 800 E. Carpenter Springfield, IL 62769 Telephone: 217-757-6050 Fax: 217-757-6055
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Indiana Lions Eye Bank, Inc. 727 East 86th Street Indianapolis, IN 46240 Telephone: 317-808-5000 Fax: 317-808-5026
Email: (Timothy M. Fischer) tfischer@ilettb.org
Web Site: http://www.tbionline.org Iowa Lions Eye Bank Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences University of Iowa Health Care 2346 Mormon Trek Blvd., Suite 1500 Iowa City, IA 52246-4368 Telephone: 319-356-2871 Fax: 319-384-9781
Email: (Cynthia Reed) cynthia-reed@uiowa.edu
Web Site: http://www.iowalionseyebank.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 1111 East 30th Hays, KS 67601 Telephone: 785-650-0661 Fax: 785-650-0667
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 9415 E. Harry Street, Suite 106 Wichita, KS 67207 Telephone: 316-613-2250 Fax: 316-613-2307
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Revised 4.23.10 6
University of Louisville Lions Eye Bank (M)
301 E. Muhammad Ali Blvd. Louisville, KY 40202 Telephone: 502-852-5457 Fax: 502-852-5471
Email: (Joseph R. Bille) jrbill01@louisville.edu
Web Site: http://www.ulleb.org
Northwest Louisiana Lions Eye Bank (M)
721 Boulevard Street Shreveport, LA 71104 Telephone: 318-222-8779 Fax: 318-222-7999
Email: (Paula Bennett) pblalionseyebank@bellsouth.net lalionseyebank@bellsouth.net
Minnesota Lions Eye Bank (M)
1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 260 Saint Paul, MN 55114 Telephone: 612-624-6446 Fax: 612-625-4295
Email: (Jackie Malling) VANHO004@umn.edu
Web Site: http://www.MnLionsEyeBank.org
Mississippi Lions Eye Bank (M)
431 Katherine Dr Flowood, MS 39232 Telephone: 601-420-5739 Fax: 601-420-5743
Email: (Mike Flynt) lionsofms@aol.com
Heartland Lions Eye Bank (M) 404 Portland Street Columbia, MO 65201 Telephone: 573-443-1471 Fax: 573-443-1657
Email: (Ronald J. Walkenbach) ron@mlerf.org
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 1329 E. 32nd Street, Suite 7 Joplin, MO 64804 Telephone: 417-624-24904 Fax: 417-624-4131
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 10100 N. Ambassador Drive, Ste 200 Kansas City, MO 64153 Telephone: 816-454-5454 Fax: 816-454-5446
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Revised 4.23.10 7
Heartland Lions Eye Bank 3506 S. Culpepper, Ste D & F Springfield, MO 65804 Telephone: 417-887-0063 Fax: 417-882-8206
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 10801 Pear Tree Lane, Ste 170 St. Louis, MO 63074 Telephone: 314-428-4373 Fax: 314-428-3751
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org
Lions Eye Bank of Nebraska, Inc.
985541 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 68198-5541 Telephone: 402-559-4039 Fax: 402-559-7705
Email: (L. Christi Kjar) LCKJAR@yahoo.com
Web Site: http://www.eyebanknebraska.org Lions Eye Bank of New Jersey (M) 841 Mountain Ave. Springfield, NJ 07081 Telephone: 973-921-1222 Fax: 973-921-1221
Email: (Margaret Chaplin) mchaplin@lionseyebanknj.org info@lionseyebanknj.org
Web Site: http://www.lionseyebanknj.org
New Mexico Lions Eye Bank
2501 Yale Blvd. SE, Suite 100 Albuquerque, NM 87106 Telephone: 505-266-3937 Fax: 505-266-5560
Email: (Lori Stampley) lstampley@tbionline.org Web Site: http://www.tbionline.org Lions Eye Bank of District 2-T1 2501 Yale Blvd. SE, Suite 100 Albuquerque, NM 87106 Telephone: 505-266-3937 Fax: 505-266-5560
Email: (Lori Stampley) lstampley@tbionline.org
Web Site: http://www.tbionline.org
Lions Eye Bank for Long Island (M)
350 Community Dr. Manhasset, NY 11030 Telephone: 516-465-8430 Fax: 516-562-1581
Email: (Kenneth Manger) kmanger@nshs.edu
Web Site: http://www.lebli.org Revised 4.23.10 8
Lions Eye Bank at Albany (M)
Sight Society of Northeastern New York, Inc. 6 Executive Park Dr. Albany, NY 12203 Telephone: 518-489-7606 Fax: 518-489-7607
Email: (Victoria Adler) vadler@lionseyebankalbany.org
Web Site: http://www.lionseyebankalbany.org Lions Eye Bank of North Dakota, Inc. 301 North 4th St. Bismarck, ND 58501 Telephone: 701-250-9390 Fax: 701-250-0805
Email: (Karen Thomas) kthomas@tbionline.org
Web Site: http://www.lionseyebankofnd.org Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank (M) 262 Neil Ave., Suite 140 Columbus, OH 43215 Telephone: 614-545-2057 Fax: 614-545-2067
Email: (Phyllis McNabb) PMcNabb@coleb.org
Web Site: http://www.coleb.org http://www.DonateMyEyes.org
Lions Eye Bank of West Central Ohio
1945 Southtown Blvd., Suite E Dayton, OH 45439 Telephone: 937-396-1000 Fax: 937-396-1880
Email: (Angela Burnham) aburnham@tbionline.org
Oklahoma Lions Eye Bank (M)
3840 Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Telephone: 405-557-1393 Fax: 405-557-0086
Email: (Jeanette King) jking@oleb.org Lions Eye Bank of Oregon (M) 2201 S.E. 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 Telephone: 503-808-7020 Fax: 503-808-7021
Email: (Barbara Crow) Barbara.crow@orlions.org
Web Site: http://www.orlions.org
Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley (M)
401 N. 3rd Street, Suite 305 Philadelphia, PA 19123 Telephone: 215-563-1679 Fax: 215-563-3081
Email: (Gene Polgar, PID) pidgp@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.lebdv.org Revised 4.23.10 9
Lions Eye Bank of N.W. PA, Inc. (M) 5105 Richmond St. Erie, PA 16509 Telephone: 814-866-3545 Fax: 814-864-1875
Email: (Linda L. Lewis) sight@erieeyebank.org
Northeast PA Lions Eyebank
2346 Jacksonville Road Bethlehem, PA 18017 Telephone: 610-625-0360 Fax: 610-625-0367
Email: (Richard Rader) info@PaEyeBank.org
Web Site: http://www.paeyebank.org
Lions Eye Bank of Puerto Rico (M)
[Banco de Ojos del Leonismo Puertorriqueño] P.O. Box 363311 San Juan, PR 00936-3311 Telephone: 787-273-0597 866-632-6271 Fax: 787-273-0974
Email: (Miriam Vázquez) mvazquez@bolppr.org or miriamvazquezpr@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.prlionseyebank-org.com South Dakota Lions Eye Bank, Inc. (M) 1321 West 22nd St. Sioux Falls, SD 57105 Telephone: 605-373-1008 Fax: 605-373-1261
Email: (Jens Saakvitnel) jens@sdleb.org
Web Site: http://www.sharingthegift.org
East TN Lions Eye Bank
1924 Alcoa Hwy. #U-26 Knoxville, TN 37920 Telephone: 865-305-9625 Fax: 865-523-4869
Email: (Valerie Stewart) etleb@mc.utmck.edu
Web Site: http://www.discoveret.org/eyebank TN District 12-O Lions Eye Bank & Sight Service (M) 979 East Third St., Suite A250 Chattanooga, TN 37403 Telephone: 423-778-4000 Fax: 423-778-4050
Email: (Sandy Freeman) TD120LEB@aol.com District 2E-1 Lions Tissue and Eye Bank, Inc. 4317 S. 6th St. Abilene, TX 79605 Telephone: 325-695-1226 Fax: 325-695-1226
Email: (James H. Wheeler, Jr., PDG) jhwjr25@sbcglobal.net Revised 4.23.10 10
Lions Sight & Tissue Foundation (District 2-X1) P.O. Box 191121 Dallas, TX 75219 Telephone: 214-648-2609 Fax: 214-631-5418
Email: info@LionSightandTissueFoundation.org
Web Site: http://www.lstf.org Transplant Services Center Telephone: 214-648-2609 Fax: 214-631-5418
Email: ellen.heck@utsouthwestern.edu Great Plains Lions Eye Bank (M) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 3601 4th St., Suite BAB104-HSC Lubbock, TX 79430 Telephone: 806-743-2242 Fax: 806-743-1431
Email: (Anne Willingham) anne.willingham@ttuhsc.edu
Web Site: http://www.ttuhsc.edu/eye
Lions Eye Bank of Texas at Baylor College of Medicine (M)
6565 Fannin NC 205 Houston, TX 77030 Telephone: 713-798-5504 Fax: 713-798-6864
Email: (Amy Whitetree) lebt@bcm.edu
Web Site: http://www.bayloreye.org/eyebank
Lions Organ and Eye Bank of District 2E-2 (M)
P.O. Box 830 Fort Worth, Texas 76101 Telephone: 972-294-5916
Email: [Lindy Toner] lindyt62@sbcglobal.net Web Site: http://www.loeb2e2.org
Lone Star Lions Eye Bank
P.O. Box 347
Manor, TX 78653 Telephone: 512-457-0638 Fax: 512-457-0658
Email: (Bess Beliveaux) info@lsleb.org
Web Site: http://www.lsleb.org
Western Texas Lions Eye Bank Alliance (M)
P.O. Box 2911 San Angelo, TX 76902 Telephone: 325-653-8666 Fax: 325-655-2847
Email: (Lucy Rivas) wtleb@wcc.net
Web Site: http://www.wtleb.org Revised 4.23.10 11
Utah Lions Eye Bank (M) 65 Mario Capecchi Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84132 Telephone: 801-581-2039 Fax: 801-585-5703
Email: (Chris Hanna) Chris.Hanna@hsc.utah.edu
Web Site: http://www.utaheyebank.org Lions Medical Eye Bank & Research Center of Eastern Virginia (M) 600 Gresham Dr. Norfolk, VA 23507 Telephone: 757-388-2020 Fax: 757-388-3744
Email: (David Korroch) drroch@lionseyebank.org
Web Site: http://www.lionseyebank.org
SightLife
(formerly known as Northwest Lions Eye Bank)
221 Yale Avenue North, Suite 450 Seattle, WA 98109 Telephone: 206-682-8500 Fax: 206-682-8504
Email: (Monty Montoya) info@sightlife.org
Web Site: http://www.sightlife.org http://www.nlfoundation.org
Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin (M)
2401 American Lane Madison, WI 53704-3101 Telephone: 608-233-2354 Fax: 608-233-2895
Email: (Susan Sabin) smsabin@lebw.org info@lebw.org
Web Site: http://www.lebw.org (M) = Eye Bank Mentor
There is always someone who will help, but it can be difficult to find. The Lions Club is a good first start. Friends of Man occasionally supports different problems but I don;t know how their funds are running this year. The Knights Templar Eye Foundation supports eye care & surgery but I don’t know the extent pf adult services they provide. The Salvation Army is into about everything but the economy has drawn down reserves the last 2 years. Probably your best bet is to contact the closest Lions Club Eye Bank and ask them. Also, you can call your counties human services, local optometrists, and ophthalmologists and inquire if there is any help available. Your could also run a search for any county or state ophthalmology societies and inquire with them. Hope this helps and good luck with the wedding!
United States and Puerto Rico
Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory
UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) 4301 W. Markham, Slot 523-1 Little Rock, AR 72205-7199 Telephone: 501-686-8388 Fax: 501-603-1463
Email: (Geoffrey C. Brown BrownGeoffreyC@uams.edu )
Lions Eye Bank of the San Joaquin Valley
1360 E. Herndon Ave., Suite #230 Fresno, CA 93720 Telephone: 559-450-2020 Fax: 559-435-4105
Email: (Thomas E. Good Thomas.good@comcast.net )
Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank
P.O. Box 6026 Aurora, CO 80045 Telephone: 720-848-3937 Fax: 720-848-3938
Email: (Edmund Jacobs) info@corneas.org
Web Site: http://www.corneas.org Florida Lions Eye Bank, Inc. (M) 900 NW 17TH Street #347 Miami, FL 33136 Telephone: 305-324-4340 Fax: 305-326-6394
Email: (Elizabeth Fout-Caraza) efcaraza@med.miami.edu info@fleb.org
Web Site: http://www.fleb.org Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research, Inc. (M) 1410 North 21st Street Tampa, FL 33605 Telephone: 813-289-1200 Fax: 813-242-7010
Email: (Jason K. Woody) JWoody@lionseyeinstitute.org
Web Site: http://www.lionseyeinstitute.org
Hawaii Lions Eye Bank & Makana Foundation
614 South Street, Suite 101 Honolulu, HI 96813 Telephone: 808-536-7416 Fax: 808-528-5032
Email: (Shawn Wofford) shawn@hlebmf.org
Web Site: http://www.hlebmf.org Revised 4.23.10 5
Idaho Lions Eye Bank (M)
70 N. Latah St. Boise, ID 83706 Telephone: 208-338-5466 Fax: 208-338-6543
Email: (Jay Lugo) jay@idaholions.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 800 E. Carpenter Springfield, IL 62769 Telephone: 217-757-6050 Fax: 217-757-6055
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Indiana Lions Eye Bank, Inc. 727 East 86th Street Indianapolis, IN 46240 Telephone: 317-808-5000 Fax: 317-808-5026
Email: (Timothy M. Fischer) tfischer@ilettb.org
Web Site: http://www.tbionline.org Iowa Lions Eye Bank Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences University of Iowa Health Care 2346 Mormon Trek Blvd., Suite 1500 Iowa City, IA 52246-4368 Telephone: 319-356-2871 Fax: 319-384-9781
Email: (Cynthia Reed) cynthia-reed@uiowa.edu
Web Site: http://www.iowalionseyebank.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 1111 East 30th Hays, KS 67601 Telephone: 785-650-0661 Fax: 785-650-0667
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 9415 E. Harry Street, Suite 106 Wichita, KS 67207 Telephone: 316-613-2250 Fax: 316-613-2307
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Revised 4.23.10 6
University of Louisville Lions Eye Bank (M)
301 E. Muhammad Ali Blvd. Louisville, KY 40202 Telephone: 502-852-5457 Fax: 502-852-5471
Email: (Joseph R. Bille) jrbill01@louisville.edu
Web Site: http://www.ulleb.org
Northwest Louisiana Lions Eye Bank (M)
721 Boulevard Street Shreveport, LA 71104 Telephone: 318-222-8779 Fax: 318-222-7999
Email: (Paula Bennett) pblalionseyebank@bellsouth.net lalionseyebank@bellsouth.net
Minnesota Lions Eye Bank (M)
1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 260 Saint Paul, MN 55114 Telephone: 612-624-6446 Fax: 612-625-4295
Email: (Jackie Malling) VANHO004@umn.edu
Web Site: http://www.MnLionsEyeBank.org
Mississippi Lions Eye Bank (M)
431 Katherine Dr Flowood, MS 39232 Telephone: 601-420-5739 Fax: 601-420-5743
Email: (Mike Flynt) lionsofms@aol.com
Heartland Lions Eye Bank (M) 404 Portland Street Columbia, MO 65201 Telephone: 573-443-1471 Fax: 573-443-1657
Email: (Ronald J. Walkenbach) ron@mlerf.org
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 1329 E. 32nd Street, Suite 7 Joplin, MO 64804 Telephone: 417-624-24904 Fax: 417-624-4131
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 10100 N. Ambassador Drive, Ste 200 Kansas City, MO 64153 Telephone: 816-454-5454 Fax: 816-454-5446
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Revised 4.23.10 7
Heartland Lions Eye Bank 3506 S. Culpepper, Ste D & F Springfield, MO 65804 Telephone: 417-887-0063 Fax: 417-882-8206
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 10801 Pear Tree Lane, Ste 170 St. Louis, MO 63074 Telephone: 314-428-4373 Fax: 314-428-3751
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org
Lions Eye Bank of Nebraska, Inc.
985541 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 68198-5541 Telephone: 402-559-4039 Fax: 402-559-7705
Email: (L. Christi Kjar) LCKJAR@yahoo.com
Web Site: http://www.eyebanknebraska.org Lions Eye Bank of New Jersey (M) 841 Mountain Ave. Springfield, NJ 07081 Telephone: 973-921-1222 Fax: 973-921-1221
Email: (Margaret Chaplin) mchaplin@lionseyebanknj.org info@lionseyebanknj.org
Web Site: http://www.lionseyebanknj.org
New Mexico Lions Eye Bank
2501 Yale Blvd. SE, Suite 100 Albuquerque, NM 87106 Telephone: 505-266-3937 Fax: 505-266-5560
Email: (Lori Stampley) lstampley@tbionline.org Web Site: http://www.tbionline.org Lions Eye Bank of District 2-T1 2501 Yale Blvd. SE, Suite 100 Albuquerque, NM 87106 Telephone: 505-266-3937 Fax: 505-266-5560
Email: (Lori Stampley) lstampley@tbionline.org
Web Site: http://www.tbionline.org
Lions Eye Bank for Long Island (M)
350 Community Dr. Manhasset, NY 11030 Telephone: 516-465-8430 Fax: 516-562-1581
Email: (Kenneth Manger) kmanger@nshs.edu
Web Site: http://www.lebli.org Revised 4.23.10 8
Lions Eye Bank at Albany (M)
Sight Society of Northeastern New York, Inc. 6 Executive Park Dr. Albany, NY 12203 Telephone: 518-489-7606 Fax: 518-489-7607
Email: (Victoria Adler) vadler@lionseyebankalbany.org
Web Site: http://www.lionseyebankalbany.org Lions Eye Bank of North Dakota, Inc. 301 North 4th St. Bismarck, ND 58501 Telephone: 701-250-9390 Fax: 701-250-0805
Email: (Karen Thomas) kthomas@tbionline.org
Web Site: http://www.lionseyebankofnd.org Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank (M) 262 Neil Ave., Suite 140 Columbus, OH 43215 Telephone: 614-545-2057 Fax: 614-545-2067
Email: (Phyllis McNabb) PMcNabb@coleb.org
Web Site: http://www.coleb.org http://www.DonateMyEyes.org
Lions Eye Bank of West Central Ohio
1945 Southtown Blvd., Suite E Dayton, OH 45439 Telephone: 937-396-1000 Fax: 937-396-1880
Email: (Angela Burnham) aburnham@tbionline.org
Oklahoma Lions Eye Bank (M)
3840 Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Telephone: 405-557-1393 Fax: 405-557-0086
Email: (Jeanette King) jking@oleb.org Lions Eye Bank of Oregon (M) 2201 S.E. 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 Telephone: 503-808-7020 Fax: 503-808-7021
Email: (Barbara Crow) Barbara.crow@orlions.org
Web Site: http://www.orlions.org
Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley (M)
401 N. 3rd Street, Suite 305 Philadelphia, PA 19123 Telephone: 215-563-1679 Fax: 215-563-3081
Email: (Gene Polgar, PID) pidgp@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.lebdv.org Revised 4.23.10 9
Lions Eye Bank of N.W. PA, Inc. (M) 5105 Richmond St. Erie, PA 16509 Telephone: 814-866-3545 Fax: 814-864-1875
Email: (Linda L. Lewis) sight@erieeyebank.org
Northeast PA Lions Eyebank
2346 Jacksonville Road Bethlehem, PA 18017 Telephone: 610-625-0360 Fax: 610-625-0367
Email: (Richard Rader) info@PaEyeBank.org
Web Site: http://www.paeyebank.org
Lions Eye Bank of Puerto Rico (M)
[Banco de Ojos del Leonismo Puertorriqueño] P.O. Box 363311 San Juan, PR 00936-3311 Telephone: 787-273-0597 866-632-6271 Fax: 787-273-0974
Email: (Miriam Vázquez) mvazquez@bolppr.org or miriamvazquezpr@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.prlionseyebank-org.com South Dakota Lions Eye Bank, Inc. (M) 1321 West 22nd St. Sioux Falls, SD 57105 Telephone: 605-373-1008 Fax: 605-373-1261
Email: (Jens Saakvitnel) jens@sdleb.org
Web Site: http://www.sharingthegift.org
East TN Lions Eye Bank
1924 Alcoa Hwy. #U-26 Knoxville, TN 37920 Telephone: 865-305-9625 Fax: 865-523-4869
Email: (Valerie Stewart) etleb@mc.utmck.edu
Web Site: http://www.discoveret.org/eyebank TN District 12-O Lions Eye Bank & Sight Service (M) 979 East Third St., Suite A250 Chattanooga, TN 37403 Telephone: 423-778-4000 Fax: 423-778-4050
Email: (Sandy Freeman) TD120LEB@aol.com District 2E-1 Lions Tissue and Eye Bank, Inc. 4317 S. 6th St. Abilene, TX 79605 Telephone: 325-695-1226 Fax: 325-695-1226
Email: (James H. Wheeler, Jr., PDG) jhwjr25@sbcglobal.net Revised 4.23.10 10
Lions Sight & Tissue Foundation (District 2-X1) P.O. Box 191121 Dallas, TX 75219 Telephone: 214-648-2609 Fax: 214-631-5418
Email: info@LionSightandTissueFoundation.org
Web Site: http://www.lstf.org Transplant Services Center Telephone: 214-648-2609 Fax: 214-631-5418
Email: ellen.heck@utsouthwestern.edu Great Plains Lions Eye Bank (M) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 3601 4th St., Suite BAB104-HSC Lubbock, TX 79430 Telephone: 806-743-2242 Fax: 806-743-1431
Email: (Anne Willingham) anne.willingham@ttuhsc.edu
Web Site: http://www.ttuhsc.edu/eye
Lions Eye Bank of Texas at Baylor College of Medicine (M)
6565 Fannin NC 205 Houston, TX 77030 Telephone: 713-798-5504 Fax: 713-798-6864
Email: (Amy Whitetree) lebt@bcm.edu
Web Site: http://www.bayloreye.org/eyebank
Lions Organ and Eye Bank of District 2E-2 (M)
P.O. Box 830 Fort Worth, Texas 76101 Telephone: 972-294-5916
Email: [Lindy Toner] lindyt62@sbcglobal.net Web Site: http://www.loeb2e2.org
Lone Star Lions Eye Bank
P.O. Box 347
Manor, TX 78653 Telephone: 512-457-0638 Fax: 512-457-0658
Email: (Bess Beliveaux) info@lsleb.org
Web Site: http://www.lsleb.org
Western Texas Lions Eye Bank Alliance (M)
P.O. Box 2911 San Angelo, TX 76902 Telephone: 325-653-8666 Fax: 325-655-2847
Email: (Lucy Rivas) wtleb@wcc.net
Web Site: http://www.wtleb.org Revised 4.23.10 11
Utah Lions Eye Bank (M) 65 Mario Capecchi Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84132 Telephone: 801-581-2039 Fax: 801-585-5703
Email: (Chris Hanna) Chris.Hanna@hsc.utah.edu
Web Site: http://www.utaheyebank.org Lions Medical Eye Bank & Research Center of Eastern Virginia (M) 600 Gresham Dr. Norfolk, VA 23507 Telephone: 757-388-2020 Fax: 757-388-3744
There is always someone who will help, but it can be difficult to find. The Lions Club is a good first start. Friends of Man occasionally supports different problems but I don;t know how their funds are running this year. The Knights Templar Eye Foundation supports eye care & surgery but I don’t know the extent pf adult services they provide. The Salvation Army is into about everything but the economy has drawn down reserves the last 2 years. Probably your best bet is to contact the closest Lions Club Eye Bank and ask them. You will have to cut and paste the links, they did not come out hot. Also, you can call your counties human services, local optometrist, and ophthalmologists and inquire if there is any help available. Your could also run a search for any county or state ophthalmology societies and inquire with them. Hope this helps and good luck with the wedding!
United States and Puerto Rico
Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory
UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) 4301 W. Markham, Slot 523-1 Little Rock, AR 72205-7199 Telephone: 501-686-8388 Fax: 501-603-1463
Email: (Geoffrey C. Brown) BrownGeoffreyC@uams.edu
Lions Eye Bank of the San Joaquin Valley
1360 E. Herndon Ave., Suite #230 Fresno, CA 93720 Telephone: 559-450-2020 Fax: 559-435-4105
Email: (Thomas E. Good) Thomas.good@comcast.net
Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank
P.O. Box 6026 Aurora, CO 80045 Telephone: 720-848-3937 Fax: 720-848-3938
Email: (Edmund Jacobs) info@corneas.org
Web Site: http://www.corneas.org Florida Lions Eye Bank, Inc. (M) 900 NW 17TH Street #347 Miami, FL 33136 Telephone: 305-324-4340 Fax: 305-326-6394
Email: (Elizabeth Fout-Caraza) efcaraza@med.miami.edu info@fleb.org
Web Site: http://www.fleb.org Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research, Inc. (M) 1410 North 21st Street Tampa, FL 33605 Telephone: 813-289-1200 Fax: 813-242-7010
Email: (Jason K. Woody) JWoody@lionseyeinstitute.org
Web Site: http://www.lionseyeinstitute.org
Hawaii Lions Eye Bank & Makana Foundation
614 South Street, Suite 101 Honolulu, HI 96813 Telephone: 808-536-7416 Fax: 808-528-5032
Email: (Shawn Wofford) shawn@hlebmf.org
Web Site: http://www.hlebmf.org Revised 4.23.10 5
Idaho Lions Eye Bank (M)
70 N. Latah St. Boise, ID 83706 Telephone: 208-338-5466 Fax: 208-338-6543
Email: (Jay Lugo) jay@idaholions.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 800 E. Carpenter Springfield, IL 62769 Telephone: 217-757-6050 Fax: 217-757-6055
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Indiana Lions Eye Bank, Inc. 727 East 86th Street Indianapolis, IN 46240 Telephone: 317-808-5000 Fax: 317-808-5026
Email: (Timothy M. Fischer) tfischer@ilettb.org
Web Site: http://www.tbionline.org Iowa Lions Eye Bank Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences University of Iowa Health Care 2346 Mormon Trek Blvd., Suite 1500 Iowa City, IA 52246-4368 Telephone: 319-356-2871 Fax: 319-384-9781
Email: (Cynthia Reed) cynthia-reed@uiowa.edu
Web Site: http://www.iowalionseyebank.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 1111 East 30th Hays, KS 67601 Telephone: 785-650-0661 Fax: 785-650-0667
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 9415 E. Harry Street, Suite 106 Wichita, KS 67207 Telephone: 316-613-2250 Fax: 316-613-2307
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Revised 4.23.10 6
University of Louisville Lions Eye Bank (M)
301 E. Muhammad Ali Blvd. Louisville, KY 40202 Telephone: 502-852-5457 Fax: 502-852-5471
Email: (Joseph R. Bille) jrbill01@louisville.edu
Web Site: http://www.ulleb.org
Northwest Louisiana Lions Eye Bank (M)
721 Boulevard Street Shreveport, LA 71104 Telephone: 318-222-8779 Fax: 318-222-7999
Email: (Paula Bennett) pblalionseyebank@bellsouth.net lalionseyebank@bellsouth.net
Minnesota Lions Eye Bank (M)
1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 260 Saint Paul, MN 55114 Telephone: 612-624-6446 Fax: 612-625-4295
Email: (Jackie Malling) VANHO004@umn.edu
Web Site: http://www.MnLionsEyeBank.org
Mississippi Lions Eye Bank (M)
431 Katherine Dr Flowood, MS 39232 Telephone: 601-420-5739 Fax: 601-420-5743
Email: (Mike Flynt) lionsofms@aol.com
Heartland Lions Eye Bank (M) 404 Portland Street Columbia, MO 65201 Telephone: 573-443-1471 Fax: 573-443-1657
Email: (Ronald J. Walkenbach) ron@mlerf.org
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 1329 E. 32nd Street, Suite 7 Joplin, MO 64804 Telephone: 417-624-24904 Fax: 417-624-4131
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 10100 N. Ambassador Drive, Ste 200 Kansas City, MO 64153 Telephone: 816-454-5454 Fax: 816-454-5446
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Revised 4.23.10 7
Heartland Lions Eye Bank 3506 S. Culpepper, Ste D & F Springfield, MO 65804 Telephone: 417-887-0063 Fax: 417-882-8206
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org Heartland Lions Eye Bank 10801 Pear Tree Lane, Ste 170 St. Louis, MO 63074 Telephone: 314-428-4373 Fax: 314-428-3751
Web Site: http://www.hleb.org
Lions Eye Bank of Nebraska, Inc.
985541 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 68198-5541 Telephone: 402-559-4039 Fax: 402-559-7705
Email: (L. Christi Kjar) LCKJAR@yahoo.com
Web Site: http://www.eyebanknebraska.org Lions Eye Bank of New Jersey (M) 841 Mountain Ave. Springfield, NJ 07081 Telephone: 973-921-1222 Fax: 973-921-1221
Email: (Margaret Chaplin) mchaplin@lionseyebanknj.org info@lionseyebanknj.org
Web Site: http://www.lionseyebanknj.org
New Mexico Lions Eye Bank
2501 Yale Blvd. SE, Suite 100 Albuquerque, NM 87106 Telephone: 505-266-3937 Fax: 505-266-5560
Email: (Lori Stampley) lstampley@tbionline.org Web Site: http://www.tbionline.org Lions Eye Bank of District 2-T1 2501 Yale Blvd. SE, Suite 100 Albuquerque, NM 87106 Telephone: 505-266-3937 Fax: 505-266-5560
Email: (Lori Stampley) lstampley@tbionline.org
Web Site: http://www.tbionline.org
Lions Eye Bank for Long Island (M)
350 Community Dr. Manhasset, NY 11030 Telephone: 516-465-8430 Fax: 516-562-1581
Email: (Kenneth Manger) kmanger@nshs.edu
Web Site: http://www.lebli.org Revised 4.23.10 8
Lions Eye Bank at Albany (M)
Sight Society of Northeastern New York, Inc. 6 Executive Park Dr. Albany, NY 12203 Telephone: 518-489-7606 Fax: 518-489-7607
Email: (Victoria Adler) vadler@lionseyebankalbany.org
Web Site: http://www.lionseyebankalbany.org Lions Eye Bank of North Dakota, Inc. 301 North 4th St. Bismarck, ND 58501 Telephone: 701-250-9390 Fax: 701-250-0805
Email: (Karen Thomas) kthomas@tbionline.org
Web Site: http://www.lionseyebankofnd.org Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank (M) 262 Neil Ave., Suite 140 Columbus, OH 43215 Telephone: 614-545-2057 Fax: 614-545-2067
Email: (Phyllis McNabb) PMcNabb@coleb.org
Web Site: http://www.coleb.org http://www.DonateMyEyes.org
Lions Eye Bank of West Central Ohio
1945 Southtown Blvd., Suite E Dayton, OH 45439 Telephone: 937-396-1000 Fax: 937-396-1880
Email: (Angela Burnham) aburnham@tbionline.org
Oklahoma Lions Eye Bank (M)
3840 Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Telephone: 405-557-1393 Fax: 405-557-0086
Email: (Jeanette King) jking@oleb.org Lions Eye Bank of Oregon (M) 2201 S.E. 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 Telephone: 503-808-7020 Fax: 503-808-7021
Email: (Barbara Crow) Barbara.crow@orlions.org
Web Site: http://www.orlions.org
Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley (M)
401 N. 3rd Street, Suite 305 Philadelphia, PA 19123 Telephone: 215-563-1679 Fax: 215-563-3081
Email: (Gene Polgar, PID) pidgp@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.lebdv.org Revised 4.23.10 9
Lions Eye Bank of N.W. PA, Inc. (M) 5105 Richmond St. Erie, PA 16509 Telephone: 814-866-3545 Fax: 814-864-1875
Email: (Linda L. Lewis) sight@erieeyebank.org
Northeast PA Lions Eyebank
2346 Jacksonville Road Bethlehem, PA 18017 Telephone: 610-625-0360 Fax: 610-625-0367
Email: (Richard Rader) info@PaEyeBank.org
Web Site: http://www.paeyebank.org
Lions Eye Bank of Puerto Rico (M)
[Banco de Ojos del Leonismo Puertorriqueño] P.O. Box 363311 San Juan, PR 00936-3311 Telephone: 787-273-0597 866-632-6271 Fax: 787-273-0974
Email: (Miriam Vázquez) mvazquez@bolppr.org or miriamvazquezpr@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.prlionseyebank-org.com South Dakota Lions Eye Bank, Inc. (M) 1321 West 22nd St. Sioux Falls, SD 57105 Telephone: 605-373-1008 Fax: 605-373-1261
Email: (Jens Saakvitnel) jens@sdleb.org
Web Site: http://www.sharingthegift.org
East TN Lions Eye Bank
1924 Alcoa Hwy. #U-26 Knoxville, TN 37920 Telephone: 865-305-9625 Fax: 865-523-4869
Email: (Valerie Stewart) etleb@mc.utmck.edu
Web Site: http://www.discoveret.org/eyebank TN District 12-O Lions Eye Bank & Sight Service (M) 979 East Third St., Suite A250 Chattanooga, TN 37403 Telephone: 423-778-4000 Fax: 423-778-4050
Email: (Sandy Freeman) TD120LEB@aol.com District 2E-1 Lions Tissue and Eye Bank, Inc. 4317 S. 6th St. Abilene, TX 79605 Telephone: 325-695-1226 Fax: 325-695-1226
Email: (James H. Wheeler, Jr., PDG) jhwjr25@sbcglobal.net Revised 4.23.10 10
Lions Sight & Tissue Foundation (District 2-X1) P.O. Box 191121 Dallas, TX 75219 Telephone: 214-648-2609 Fax: 214-631-5418
Email: info@LionSightandTissueFoundation.org
Web Site: http://www.lstf.org Transplant Services Center Telephone: 214-648-2609 Fax: 214-631-5418
Email: ellen.heck@utsouthwestern.edu Great Plains Lions Eye Bank (M) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 3601 4th St., Suite BAB104-HSC Lubbock, TX 79430 Telephone: 806-743-2242 Fax: 806-743-1431
Email: (Anne Willingham) anne.willingham@ttuhsc.edu
Web Site: http://www.ttuhsc.edu/eye
Lions Eye Bank of Texas at Baylor College of Medicine (M)
6565 Fannin NC 205 Houston, TX 77030 Telephone: 713-798-5504 Fax: 713-798-6864
Email: (Amy Whitetree) lebt@bcm.edu
Web Site: http://www.bayloreye.org/eyebank
Lions Organ and Eye Bank of District 2E-2 (M)
P.O. Box 830 Fort Worth, Texas 76101 Telephone: 972-294-5916
Email: [Lindy Toner] lindyt62@sbcglobal.net Web Site: http://www.loeb2e2.org
Lone Star Lions Eye Bank
P.O. Box 347
Manor, TX 78653 Telephone: 512-457-0638 Fax: 512-457-0658
Email: (Bess Beliveaux) info@lsleb.org
Web Site: http://www.lsleb.org
Western Texas Lions Eye Bank Alliance (M)
P.O. Box 2911 San Angelo, TX 76902 Telephone: 325-653-8666 Fax: 325-655-2847
Email: (Lucy Rivas) wtleb@wcc.net
Web Site: http://www.wtleb.org Revised 4.23.10 11
Utah Lions Eye Bank (M) 65 Mario Capecchi Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84132 Telephone: 801-581-2039 Fax: 801-585-5703
Email: (Chris Hanna) Chris.Hanna@hsc.utah.edu
Web Site: http://www.utaheyebank.org Lions Medical Eye Bank & Research Center of Eastern Virginia (M) 600 Gresham Dr. Norfolk, VA 23507 Telephone: 757-388-2020 Fax: 757-388-3744
Email: (David Korroch) drroch@lionseyebank.org
Web Site: http://www.lionseyebank.org
SightLife
(formerly known as Northwest Lions Eye Bank)
221 Yale Avenue North, Suite 450 Seattle, WA 98109 Telephone: 206-682-8500 Fax: 206-682-8504
Email: (Monty Montoya) info@sightlife.org
Web Site: http://www.sightlife.org http://www.nlfoundation.org
Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin (M)
2401 American Lane Madison, WI 53704-3101 Telephone: 608-233-2354 Fax: 608-233-2895
Email: (Susan Sabin) smsabin@lebw.org info@lebw.org
Web Site: http://www.lebw.org (M) = Eye Bank Mentor
Email: (David Korroch) drroch@lionseyebank.org
Web Site: http://www.lionseyebank.org
SightLife
(formerly known as Northwest Lions Eye Bank)
221 Yale Avenue North, Suite 450 Seattle, WA 98109 Telephone: 206-682-8500 Fax: 206-682-8504
Email: (Monty Montoya) info@sightlife.org
Web Site: http://www.sightlife.org http://www.nlfoundation.org
Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin (M)
2401 American Lane Madison, WI 53704-3101 Telephone: 608-233-2354 Fax: 608-233-2895
Email: (Susan Sabin) smsabin@lebw.org info@lebw.org
Web Site: http://www.lebw.org (M) = Eye Bank Mentor