SightLife

SightLife provides tools, training, and resources to eye banks to help them develop the capacity to serve the needs of the corneal blind. It was founded in 1969 in Seattle as the Northwest Lions Eye Bank.{{Cite book |last=Norton |first=Lisa |year=2012 |title=So You Want to Be a Global Nonprofit?: Legal and Practical Guidance for International Activities|publisher=Wiley|location=Hoboken, New Jersey|page=13|isbn=978-1-118-45222-6|url=http://media.johnwiley.com.au/product_data/excerpt/24/11184522/1118452224-109.pdf |quote=Since it began operating in 1969 (initially as the Northwest Lions Eye Bank), SightLife has provided corneal tissue for transplant throughout the western United States.}} By 2009, SightLife had become the leading U.S. eye bank, and it began its planned international expansion.

SightLife maintains relationships with donor families and recipients. They provide resources to educate and help them through the process of donation or transplantation. They also allow donor families and recipients to tell their stories. On average, about 65 percent of families consent to donation after receiving information and counseling about eye donation.{{Cite news|author=Mallikarjun, Y.|title=US firm to help eliminate corneal blindness by 2025|date=22 September 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article741998.ece|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926135716/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article741998.ece|archivedate=26 September 2010|url-status=live}} In 2018, SightLife acquired Karma Inlay, a corneal inlay technology, from AcuFocus for an undisclosed amount.{{cite web|url=https://www.massdevice.com/sightlife-surgical-to-acquire-acufocus-kamra-corneal-inlay/|title=SightLife Surgical to acquire AcuFocus Kamra corneal inlay | first=Fink|last=Densford|work=MassDevice|date=9 March 2018}}

• Accredited by the Eye Bank Association of America.{{cite web|url=http://www.restoresight.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Accreditation-Status-List-July-2012.pdf |title=Eye Bank Association of America's Accreditation Status List : Current as of June 2012 - Public |publisher=Restoresight.org |accessdate=2013-09-16}}
• Registered with the Food & Drug Administration.{{cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/ |title=U S Food and Drug Administration Home Page |publisher=Fda.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-09-15}}

• Best Nonprofits to Work For, Nonprofit Times, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010{{Cite news|author=McNamara, Don|date=1 April 2012|newspaper=The NonProfit Times |title=50 Best Nonprofits To Work For In 2012|url=http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Top50BestPlaces2012.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604232249/http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Top50BestPlaces2012.pdf|archivedate=4 June 2014|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|author=Morton, Gary|date=1 April 2013|newspaper=The NonProfit Times |title=50 Best Nonprofits To Work For In 2013|url=http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BestPlacesToWork_2013.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418111953/http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BestPlacesToWork_2013.pdf|archivedate=18 April 2013|url-status=live}}
• Non-Profit of the Year, South Lake Union Chamber of Commerce, 2012
• 100 Best Companies to Work For, Seattle Business Magazine, 2012, 2008, 2007
• Leaders in Health Care: Outstanding Global Health Organization, Seattle Business Magazine, February 2011 — Runner-Up
• Donor Designation Medal of Honor, Donate Life America, 2010
• Washington's Best Workplaces, Puget Sound Business Journal, 2010, 2007
• Cornea Collaborative 2007-2009, Eye Bank Association of America, First Place: Conversion Rate, Second Place: Death to Release
• Distinguished Service Award, Lions Multiple District 19 B, 2007-2008
• Evergreen Award, Washington State Nonprofit Conference, April 1, 2004
• Export Achievement Certificate, United States Department of Commerce, November 20, 2003

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• {{Cite news|title=Trooper Tony keeps on giving, even after death|date=December 18, 2012|newspaper=KOMO News Radio|url= http://www.komonews.com/radio/home/featured/Trooper-Tony-Keeps-On-Giving-Even-After-Death-184027471.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604233214/http://www.komonews.com/radio/home/featured/Trooper-Tony-Keeps-On-Giving-Even-After-Death-184027471.html|format=audio: mp3|archivedate=4 June 2014|url-status=live}} includes interview with Monte Montoya of Sightlife
• {{Cite news|author=Monk, Becky |date=9 March 2012|title=Tim McLaughlin: 2012 CFO of the Year Winner|newspaper=Puget Sound Business Journal|url= http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/print-edition/2012/03/09/tim-mclaughlin-2012-cfo-of-the-year.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318073250/http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/print-edition/2012/03/09/tim-mclaughlin-2012-cfo-of-the-year.html|archivedate=18 March 2012|url-status=live}}

• {{official|http://sightlife.org/}}

Category:Health charities in the United States

Category:Medical and health organizations based in Washington (state)