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Miracles In Sight Partners Globally

Miracles In Sight takes great pride in partnering with doctors and technical staff at eye banks around the world. Dr. Uman Mathur, Associate Director with Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, our sister eye bank in Delhi, India was our guest this week at Miracles in Sight… his work in India is very inspiring and we […]

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Employee Spotlight – Ingrid Schunder

Ingrid Schunder is the Director of Donor Logistics for Miracles In Sight. She has 16 years of experience in eye and tissue donation.   Her educational background includes a BA in Psychology and a BS in Education. Prior to working in the field of eye and tissue donation, Ingrid taught high school Spanish and English. Ingrid […]

Jennifer McCormick Visits Miracles In Sight

Artist Jennifer McCormick Visits

Artist Jennifer McCormick was a recent guest at Miracles In Sight. Here’s the story… Jennifer recently participated in the After Dark Artist Collaboration hosted by Industries for the Blind in Winston-Salem. During the collaboration, Jennifer experienced sensitivity training…she was blindfolded and guided by her IFB visually impaired partner, Brenda Neal. Through this experience Jennifer and […]

Winston-Salem Journal Profiles Dean Vavra

Dean Vavra got confirmation that the Miracles In Sight eye bank was the right place for him in a dream in 2008. He had just arrived at Miracles In Sight in Winston-Salem from Denver, Colo., where he had worked in various positions at the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank. “I had a dream that I […]

Everyday Heroes Are Among Us

If you listen to Sarah Chandler speak of her son, it’s obvious that Mark was the reason the sun came up every morning and the stars twinkled at night. Sarah describes her son as a friend to all, and a stranger to none. A small town USA boy with an enormous heart and a willing […]

Doctor Edward Zirm

Anniversary Of First Cornea Transplant

On this day in 1905, Austrian surgeon Dr. Edward Zirm, performed the first successful human full-thickness transplant in Moravia, now the Czech Republic.

Hannah’s Story – The Gift Of Sight

Hannah Loy was in a car accident December 5, 2010. She did not survive. Hannah was only seventeen years old. Her parents made the decision to honor their daughter’s wish to become an eye and organ donor. It is through the selfless act of a teenager and the courage of her parents that Hannah was […]

Tina Claussen Employee

Employee Spotlight – Tina Claussen

I was searching for a meaningful career, and was fortunate to find my way into this profession.  My career in donation began in 2007 with LifePoint in South Carolina. I started as a Donor Coordinator in the Communications Center.

mary kinlaw employee at miracles in sight

Employee Spotlight – Mary Kinlaw

Welcome to Miracles In Sight, Mary! Mary K. Kinlaw came to Miracles In Sight from LifePoint in Charleston, SC with over 12 years of eye banking experience. She received her Eye Bank Technician Certification (CEBT) in 2009 and has served on committees with the Eye Bank Association of America.

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