In 2006, the Board of Trustees of the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing renamed Northwest Lions…
On Jan. 29, 2004, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Medicine’s Casey Eye Institute…
On Oct. 21, 2003, scientists at Oregon Health Sciences University’s (OHSU) Casey Eye Institute announced they had found…
In 2001, the Northwest Lions Eye Bank merged with the Montana Eye Bank. SightLife, based in Washington state,…
In 1997, the University of Iowa established the Center for Macular Degeneration. The Center was later renamed the…
In 1996, Dr. Brenda Gallie identified the cause of drug-resistant childhood cancer of the retina, leading to an…
On Dec. 8, 1994, the Lion’s Eye Bank of Washington, Northern Idaho and Alaska announced that they had…
In 1994, Omeros Corp. was founded in Seattle as a biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing…
In 1993, Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers discovered the Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) molecule, implicated in diabetic…
In 1991, the UC San Diego Shiley Eye Center opened with support by Donald and Darlene Shiley and…
In 1990, Casey Eye Institute opened on Marquam Hill. Casey’s roots reach back to the end of World…
On Nov. 30, 1987, scientists at the University of California at San Diego and Wills Eye Hospital announced…
In 1987, Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson introduced ACUVU brand contact lenses, the first disposable contact lenses that can be…
In 1987, ophthalmologist, Steven Trokel performed the first laser surgery on a patient’s eyes, and later patented the…
In 1983, Dr. Patricia E. Bath became the first woman to chair an ophthalmology residency program in the…
In 1969, the Lion’s Eye Bank of Washington, Northern Idaho and Alaska was established at the University of…
In 1968, the Regional Lions Clubs band together to establish the Northwest Lions Eye Bank.
In 1955, the Iowa Lions Eye Bank was established at the University of Iowa Medical Center. In 1954,…