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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

Comment on Eyecare Resources For The Unemployed by admin

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:18:24 +0000

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

Comment on Eyecare Resources For The Unemployed by LINDA

LINDA — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:17:33 +0000

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

Comment on Peripheral Side Vision Loss Retinitis Pigmentosa by admin

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:38:09 +0000

I am sorry about your vision loss, it can be a very traumatic adjustment. People do have a hard time understanding (and even believing) disabilities that are not markedly physical. I think the easiest way to explain it would be that you have a complete loss of the right visual field (or complete loss of vision on your right side. It will save the time of trying to explain the left eye has no sight and the effect is very similar. Technically it would be referred to as a visual field defect respecting the mid-line but thats a little hard to understand. Because the vision in the right eye is limited to light perception I would not try to explain it past being lost-unless you have the time and inclination. I don’t know the nature of the injury but occasionally people do gain back some peripheral vision over time, especially after closed head injuries. This is usually referred to as visual neglect instead of a visual defect. I’m not sure if it can be reversed but a PELI prism lens might give you some visual field expansion to the right. It is a novel design that uses prism above and below central vision to expand into the periphery. Just using some normal prism could help lessen the amount you need to turn your head to see. Keep drawing-one of the best artists I saw was years ago when I was in school. He had a non verbal level of mental functioning and was legally blind, painting with microscopic vision aids. How he did it was a miracle but his paintings sold internationally for thousands.

Comment on Peripheral Side Vision Loss Retinitis Pigmentosa by Ryan D. Jacque

Ryan D. Jacque — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:49:13 +0000

I have vision loss due to an accident. Before the accident I could see great with glasses for distance. Since my accident…. no vision at all in left eye and the right is is a challenge to explain. I can see from my nose going straight ahead. Unless I actually turn my head right, I see only some colors but no detail at all. In a way, I explain it like imagining a circle with a vertical line through it and from the line and going towards my nose is fine… seeing only some color and contrast on the right side of that circle

Do you have any simple ways of explaining that to someone who asks me what’s wrong. I’m a pencil artist and the sight problem is overwhelming for my career. But being able to explain it would help me to deal with better

Comment on How Long Do Eye Dilation Drops Last? by admin

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:41:36 +0000

Occasionally that happens though fortunately it is fairly rare. Several factors may come into play. If you have risk factors for retina problems like: high amounts of nearsightedness, flashing lights and floaters, diabetes, a history of retinal detachments, and others, your eye doctor may want to use several sets of two drops instead of one. The first (and strongest) to interfere with the muscle that constricts the eye and the second is a drop that stimulates the other muscle in the iris that dilates the eyes. These drops also come in different strengths. On someone with darkly pigmented eyes (like mine) and darker pigmented skin seems to make it even more noticeable, it takes repeated application of drops to dilate an eye since pigment binds the drop to some extent. However, fair skinned, blue eyed individuals seem to be the ones that occasionally stay dilated for 24-48 hours, probably in cases where the nerve receptor cells have become hyper-sensitized to the dilation drops. Frequently I will prepare a special dilution of the drop the interferes with the pupil constriction by diluting it down to about 1 drop in 4 drops of solution. If that is still a problem, occasionally I have used 1 in 6-8 dilutions. Alternatively, sometimes I will use only the drop that stimulates dilation. Since the pupil still constricts to light I don’t think anyone has ever complained about that, it just doesn’t allow me to see nearly as well inside the back of the eyes. The very first drop put in the eye is a short acting numbing drop and it allows a glaucoma test to be done but also helps the dilating drops work much better by loosening the penetration barrier of the corneal cells. On rare occasions they get a little to loose and a mild disruption of the surface occurs that could contribute to light sensitivity for about 24 hours (It is probably the remaining dilation though). Net time, ask your optometrist if they would consider a lighter dilation and be willing to wait longer for it to happen.
Best Wishes,
Dr DaveK

Comment on How Long Do Eye Dilation Drops Last? by Monica

Monica — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:30:19 +0000

i had my eyes dilated a few days and it took about 8 hours for my pupils to return to a normal state and my eyes were still sensetive to bright light for the next day

Comment on DEX Yellow Pages-Epic Fail by admin

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:09:53 +0000

Thanks for the comment. I noticed your IP address is in the vicinity of DEX in Aurora,Co. on Vaughn Drive. Are you an employee of DEX? COMCAST’s work on Twitter to resolve customer problems is a model to emulate. They do identify themselves as COMCAST problem solvers. If your location is coincidental and you have no association with DEX I do appreciate the input. Actually I appreciate input from DEX if they identify themselves. Having spent probably in excess of $50,000.00 with DEX media over the years I expect to have a sales rep locally contact me and make the transactions timely, right, and smooth. I do no feel it is my responsibility as an ongoing client to take care of the details for them. I also expect to have the same rep on my account yearly to be able to build up a relationship of trust. DEX has never supported this concept. Actually I did try to walk into the local office and still ended up dealing with someone in New York over the phone. Today’s marketplace is extremely competitive for every industry and clients are rapid to leave any business that appears indifferent to their needs. R.H. Donnelley- DEX Media’s publisher, declared bankruptcy in 2009. A combination of the loss of traditional print media advertising to the internet, the recession, a spending spree by CEO Dave Swanson that left the company almost 10 billion dollars in debt, and in my humble opinion, poor customer service were all part of the cause. DEX employs close to 700 people in Colorado alone, and they all deserve good management and at least a shot at keeping their jobs. I talk to small business owners every month who are planning on greatly reducing or eliminating all phone book advertising in 2011. Personally, I think every job in Colorado is crucial for for our future and DEX Media management needs to get its act together before it ends up in Chapter 7. Even what work that was done was in New York. I have nothing against the great state of New York but that is another job lost in Colorado, and poor stewardship of our local and state human resources.

Comment on DEX Yellow Pages-Epic Fail by Trick

Trick — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:28:18 +0000

Call up your Sales Rep, well in advance of book publishing and as for a VAR (Virtual Art Appointment) Appointment. You will have to go to the local office. A graphic designer will work online over the computer with you to get your ad the way you want it.

Comment on Medicaid Vision Benefits by admin

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:32:35 +0000

I would like nothing more and will keep it in mind the next year.