Guided By Faith to Give

Danny Rivers’ life has been rooted in his faith. He grew up in a church he loved and continued to pursue his own spiritual journey throughout his life. His faith was tested, however, in 1994, when Danny was diagnosed with keratoconus during a routine eye doctor visit. He was only 18. Keratoconus is an eye […]

A Gift Impacting Generations—Hope for a Transplant Recipient

From the moment you meet Nikara McNeely, you are struck by her beautiful smile and personable spirit. A wife and mother of two, Nikara also has a career she is deservedly proud of. She works for the Department of Homeland Security as a Legal Administrative Specialist after spending more than a decade with the Drug […]

Creating With a New Vision

“It is such a gift to be able to see,” says corneal transplant recipient Kiki Karatheodoris, an artist from Tuscaloosa. A genetic condition caused Kiki’s vision to decline, making even simple tasks more challenging. Kiki is an artist who struggled to continue doing what she loved as her vision continued to fail. Kiki’s eyesight was […]

Seeing the World Clearly Again

My name is Lynn Neillie and I have 20/20 eyesight–as a 68 year old! But prior to 2017, that was not my situation. I had Fuch’s dystrophy, a condition that would eventually cause diminishing (think grey, foggy) then zero eyesight—without a cornea transplant. Thankfully, I have had two wonderful doctors who knew the diagnosis of […]