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Latest Donor Stories

Sasha

Our 25 year old son was hit by a distracted driver and died instantly. As we were gathered in grief around our beloved Sasha, we were asked if we would consider eye…

Rick

My spouse of 12 years passed away of a heart attack on his birthday while driving home from work. He was 57. He was my best friend, my partner, my love and…

Latest Recipient Stories

Lorraine

As we say goodbye to 2021, I am very grateful to have received two cornea transplants in the past eighteen months. My vision had deteriorated to the point that I could only…

Deacon’s Story

Our family has been blessed by Corneal donation on numerous occasions. Sadly, our son was born with a rare genetic condition that caused his corneas to cloud over, looking much like someone…

How to Share your Story

The gift of sight through eye donation impacts the lives of many British Columbians. If you would like to share your story of corneal transplant, or if you have a love one who generously gave the gift of sight, we would love to hear your stories.

To share your story, please email the story along with a photo to eyebankofbc@vch.ca with the subject heading ‘Eye Bank of BC Story’.

If you have any questions please email eyebankofbc@vch.ca or phone us at 604-875-4567.

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