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Khartik, cornea recipient and super hero Tim Schottman Chief Global Officer

Khartik, cornea recipient and super hero Hyderabad, India Tim Schottman Chief Global Officer

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Khartik, cornea recipient and super hero

Hyderabad, India

Tim SchottmanChief Global Officer

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About SightLife

MissionWe serve as a global leader and partner to eliminate corneal

blindness.

Overview SightLife is the largest eye bank in North America,

recognized as an industry leaderEye banks recover, process and distribute corneal tissue for transplantation40+ year-old nonprofit social enterprise, based in SeattleSightLife and Global Partners support over 10,000 transplants in 30 countries Global Programs - dedicated team of 8 supporting eye bank

capacity-building across the developing world

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SightLife Global Programs: The IssueThe Global Issue 10 million people with curable cornea blindness 90% live in developing countries

The Problems Lack of corneal tissue Lack of healthcare infrastructure

Annual Need for Corneas: 970,000

Annual Cornea Supply: 30,000

CornealSurgery

Prevention

CataractSurgery

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SightLife Global Programs: Our SolutionOur Solution

We believe that by putting the right leaders and infrastructure in place, over one million transplantable tissues annually can ultimately be available for transplant throughout the world.

Building 400-600 sustainable eye bank partnerships and a professional community of eye banks across the developing world will meet that need.

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Capacity-Building: Our Strategy

We believe that building the capacity of eye banks in developing countries to serve their own communities is the key to eliminating corneal blindness globally.

Rigorously Prioritize Rapid Replication/Scaling - “Eye Bank in a Box” Build Relationships with Shared Commitments Build Leadership

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