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- EIN 61-0516171
- (502) 583-0564
- 301 E Muhammad Ali Blvd Louisville KY 40202-1511 USA
- www.kylionseyebank.org
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Causes: Eye Diseases, Blindness & Vision Impairments, Health, Organ & Tissue Banks, Philanthropy
Mission: The kentucky lions eye foundation mission is to prevent and cure blindness by supporting research, operating eye clinics and eye banks.
Programs: Eye bank provides corneas and tissue for transplants and research. Four hundred and seventy five corneas were provided for transplant and thirty three corneas were provided for research. Volunteer programs provide screenings, support for eye exams, surgeries, research, glasses, and other needs of visually impaired. Over twenty five thousand children and over twenty one thousand adults were screened. Fifty-one visually impaired individuals were provided assistance for surgeries and other needs. The eye clinic provided eye exams and other services for approximately two thousand individuals.