Our mission keeps us focused.
At Miracles In Sight, our mission is to support the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of sight through transplant, research, education and innovation.
Passion. People. Impact.
Our values guide our actions.
Our set of core values define who we are and what we stand for, as well as guide our actions as an organization.
Passionate Advocates
As champions for restoring sight, we advocate for donors, donor families, and recipients. We work diligently to advance sight globally.
People-Centric
Our team is our greatest asset. We value the exceptional skills, experiences, and perspectives of our team and empower each individual to contribute their talents to the success of our mission.
Solution Focused
We are original and fearless with new opportunities. We have the ambition to pioneer new paths toward sight restoration.
Impact Driven
We act on our deep mission loyalty to influence the lives of recipients every day. We honor donors and donor families by being good stewards of the gift.
Trusted Partners
We work to sustain our history and reputation in industry and community. We build mutually beneficial relationships through collaboration with partners and supporters.
Our history informs our future.
Although the first corneal transplant surgery was performed successfully in eastern Europe in 1905, the first eye bank wasn’t established until 1944. Seven years later, a team of visionaries in North Carolina saw the life-changing possibilities of corneal transplants and worked to establish The North Carolina Eye and Human Tissue Bank. This organization evolved to become The North Carolina Eye Bank in 1996, the fifth eye bank established in the United States.
In 2014, the organization changed its name to Miracles In Sight to reflect the broader role it was playing in helping to restore sight through corneal transplantation. Miracles In Sight expanded its eye banking program in 2015 through a new partnership in South Carolina. In 2020, a new partnership in Texas allowed the organization to expand again.
From the beginning, the organization has been committed to providing the highest quality tissue for transplants and research. Our team has helped establish many best practices used in eye banks everywhere. We collaborate with doctors and researchers to develop innovative solutions, and support others in our field with advanced training, research grants and funding for equipment.
Through active philanthropy, we support eye banks around the world and provide corneal tissue for those in need.