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Optometry Giving Sight announces new national sponsor
EyeVis Eye and Vision Research Institute has become a national supporter of Optometry Giving Sight in the United States.
“We have numerous concepts that will bring funds to Optometry Giving Sight via a portion of our research proceeds,” S. Barry Eiden, OD, of EyeVis Eye and Vision Research Institute said in an Optometry Giving Sight press release. Concepts will include “sponsoring various charity events and helping spread the word about the good work done by Optometry Giving Sight to the eye care community that we interact with both locally in the Midwest and nationally via our eye and vision research projects,” he said. Dr. Eiden’s partner at the institute is Robert Davis, OD.
Dr. Eiden’s commitment is being matched by his family. His son Jeffrey, a senior at Deerfield High School, recently organized a fundraising event for Optometry Giving Sight called “Skate for Vision” in conjunction with his role as community service coordinator for his hockey team. The event raised $1,000 for Optometry Giving Sight.
EyeVis Eye and Vision Research Institute is a research organization with a mission of "Giving sight through research." The institute specializes in developing and implementing eye research to improve the quality of vision.
Optometry Giving Sight is a joint initiative of the World Optometry Foundation, the International Centre for Eyecare Education and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness. National industry sponsors include CIBA Vision, the Institute for Eye Research, Marchon, Vision Source, Signet Armorlite, AllAboutVision.com and EyeVis Eye and Vision Research Institute. Optometry Giving Sight, a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code, guarantees that a minimum of 85 cents of every dollar donated by optometrists and their patients is directed to people in need.
For more information and to make a donation, visit www.givingsight.org.
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