Old Dominion Eye Foundation

04/07/2026

April is National Donate Life Month. This year's theme -- Leave a Legacy -- uses trees as a symbol of life and connection. Now is the perfect time for you to Leave a Legacy and register to be a donor at www.DonateLifeVirginia.org.

11/08/2025

08/04/2025

August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month (NMDAM) – a collaborative effort to save and improve the quality of life of diverse communities by creating a positive culture for organ, eye and tissue donation. Why is NMDAM needed? 60% of patients on the national transplant waiting list are from multicultural communities. The need for donation and transplant is more pronounced in minority communities where disproportionately higher rates of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease contribute to organ failure, especially kidney failure. You can make a difference. Sign up at DonateLifeVirginia.org 💙💚

04/17/2025

Eye donors made a huge impact in 2024. You can give the gift of sight as well, sign up at DonateLifeVirginia.org today!

The 2024 Eye Banking Statistical Report is available!

It includes data from all 53 U.S. and 12 international member eye banks, plus one EBAA-Accredited bank for the calendar year 2024 and represents a complete picture of eye banking activity among eye banks.

Since 1961, member eye banks have provided tissue for more than 2,459,572 individuals whose sight was restored through corneal transplants.

EBAA is proud to serve those transforming lives and giving the gift of sight!

Members can access the report free of charge in the Members Portal, and non-members can purchase it on our website:

https://restoresight.org/members/publications/statistical-report/

04/01/2025

Let Life Sing! Birds are known across many cultures as one of the most welcomed and visible signs of spring. They represent both new beginnings and visits from loved ones who have passed away. The yearly return of birds and their songs offer us a sense of peace and hope.

April is National Donate Life Month! A time to educate about organ, eye and tissue donation, and to honor and remember donors and the lives they have saved and healed. Your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor gives hope to those on the national organ transplant waiting list who are waiting for a second chance at life.
REGISTER TO BE A DONOR and Let Life Sing!! -- donatelifevirginia.org

02/14/2025

Happy National Donor Day! ❤️ Share the love and register your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor at DonateLifeVirginia.org. Thank you to all donors, registered donors, donor families, and living donors for your generosity! 💙💚

11/07/2024

November is Eye Donation Month!!

Did you know 12 million people worldwide suffer from corneal blindness that can be cured with a transplant?

This November, we celebrate our heroes: donors, families, surgeons & everyone involved in giving the gift of sight.

Will YOU join them? Sign up to donate at DonateLifeVirginia.org