CorneaGen commits to supporting Black community
CorneaGen is committing $100,000 per year to ensure that members of the Black community in the United States can receive a cornea transplant regardless of their financial situation.
“We make this offer to every surgeon in the U.S. regardless of geography or relationship with CorneaGen,” a community statement on the company website said. “Together we can impact this one area and ensure that race is not a limiting factor to receiving corneal care.”
CorneaGen is also committing $20,000 per year divided between three paid internships to recruit young professionals of color to gain experience as lab technicians, quality control coordinators and operations professionals.
“[CorneaGen is] stepping up to help the next generation break through,” Gaynor Fries, executive director of Ophthalmic World Leaders, said in a virtual webinar. “It is an amazing way to show how to step up, to take action and to walk your talk.”
Reference:
Ophthalmic Women Leaders. Instigating change, an honest discussion on race in ophthalmology, webinar 2. July 8, 2020.
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