Lions World Vision Institute
I am passionate about restoring vision and transforming lives.
Research Recovery Coordinator and Certified Surgical Technician with a demonstrated history of working in both the research and health industries. Skilled in aseptic techniques and tissue preparation services including tissue dissection and culturing of primary ocular tissue.
On-site role at Lions World Vision Institute, contributing to the mission of improving visual outcomes and quality of life for the blind or visually impaired. Involved in state-of-the-art ocular tissue preparation, research, and pediatric vision health initiatives, impacting lives globally.
Enthusiastic with a passion for people, liaising effortlessly with professionals at all levels.
Lions World Vision Institute
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Lions World Vision Institute is a global nonprofit dedicated to honoring vision as a basic human right. Our work reaches around the globe and includes compassionate donation and transplant services, innovative research and technologies, vision services, and education in local and international communities. With our worldwide network of supporters, surgeons, and research leaders, we work tirelessly to honor donors’ gifts by protecting and restoring sight for hundreds of thousands of people. Together we are transforming lives around the world. Visit our website to see how you can be the difference in someone’s sight, and support our work so the world can see. Founded as a nonprofit, charitable organization by Tampa Bay area Lions Clubs in 1973, Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research (LEITR) is one of the largest eye banks in the world. LEITR is leading the worldwide fight against blinding eye disease through our unique model — uniting the world’s largest Eye Bank, our cutting-edge Ocular Research Center, and our Foundation together to create the leading institution for ocular science. LEITR’s Eye Bank, located in Tampa, FL, is one of the largest combined eye bank and ocular research centers in the world. Since its inception, it has brought the “Gift of Sight” to more than 130,000 men, women and children worldwide and has provided 75,000 eyes for research worldwide.