About SightLife™
SightLife, operated by the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing, is one of the leading eye banks in the nation. The Lions Clubs of Washington and Northern Idaho first started our eye bank, then known as the Northwest Lions Eye Bank, in 1969. That first year, we provided 30 corneas for transplant. Times have changed, and SightLife continues to grow. In 2007, we provided more than 2,800 corneas for transplant, meeting the need in our region and helping fill gaps across the United States and in 25 other countries.
1925 |
Helen Keller travels to Lions International Convention to ask Lions to serve as “Knights of the Blind.” Lions say, “Yes!” |
1969 |
Regional Lions Clubs band together to establish the Northwest Lions Eye Bank. |
2001 |
The Northwest Lions Eye Bank merges with the Montana Eye Bank. |
2006 |
To better reflect its national and international role, the Board of Trustees of the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing renames Northwest Lions Eye Bank as SightLife. |
SightLife is a member of both the Eye Bank Association of America and the Vision Share consortium of eye banks.