MARCH 2024 | VOL 3

MEET EMILY, WHOSE LIFE WAS CHANGED BY THE BEAUTY OF RESTORED SIGHT

My name is Emily, and in March 2019, I became a corneal transplant recipient. My story starts in January of 2018 when I was a senior in high school. I began having serious problems with my left eye: it was red, swollen, sensitive to light, and incredibly painful. My dad and I went to the emergency room at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, where, after many tests and exams, I was diagnosed with acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare, difficult-to-treat microbial infection. I had to stop going to school because I couldn’t keep my eye open. My senior year took a downhill turn. I became anxious, depressed, and unsure of the future. I was trying to decide which college I would attend in the fall, enjoy my last year of high school with my friends, and balance everything I loved to do. Due to the severity of my eye condition, I felt hopeless for the first time in my life.

YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR OPEN HOUSE

Want to learn more about Beauty of Sight?

Consider attending our Annual Open House, scheduled for Saturday,

March 23, from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. The day will include a presentation in our

auditorium, tours of the Eye Bank, Ocular Pathology, Translational Research, and Ophthalmic Biophysics Center, and a catered buffet lunch.

This event is FREE, but you must be registered to attend.

Location of Open House:

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

900 NW 17th Street

Miami, FL 33136

RSVP required

Call, text, or email Lion Andre Doren

954.410.9000 ||avd@beautyofsight.org

Schedule:

Registration & voting: 10:30 am – 11:0 am

Presentation in Auditorium: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Tours of Laboratories: 12:00 am – 1:00 pm

Lunch, Music, and Door Prize Drawing: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Please donate today to support our programs, including our Gratis Corneal Tissue, Serum Tears Assistance, and Research programs!