Giving to Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Here is how you can support the UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute so that it remains an important resource for the people in Orange County and beyond. Home Giving Giving Opportunities Help our World Class Ophthalmologists & Their Patients Contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations provide the UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute and our dedicated faculty with the resources necessary to advance our mission of developing innovative technologies to diagnose and treat eye diseases and disorders; implementing clinical solutions that give our patients the most advanced medical and surgical eye care available; and supporting educational programs that prepare the next generation of ophthalmic leaders. To learn more about how you can support the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, please contact Robin Gibbin, Executive Director of Development at rgibbin@hs.uci.edu or Amber Harness, Director of Development at aharness@uci.edu Giving Opportunities Department of Ophthalmology To support all activities and programming within the Department of Ophthalmology, to be used at the discretion of the department. UCI Health’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute is Orange County’s premier eye care provider, offering state-of-the-art ophthalmic services; highly specialized training to future ophthalmologists; and access to leading-edge clinical trials as well as sight-saving treatments and therapies for virtually any eye disorder. Give Today Center for Translational Vision Research To provide unrestricted support to the Center for Transitional Vision Research (CTVR). Led by world-renowned vision scientist, Kris Palczewski, PhD, the CTVR’s aim is to advance their mission integrate basic and clinical research, including genetics and pharmacology, in order to develop innovative and accessible therapies for millions robbed of their sight or progressing toward blindness. Give Today Eye Mobile for Children To support the Eye Mobile for Children’s mission to deliver effective, efficient, high-quality vision care services to the children of Orange County. The UCI Eye Mobile for Children, a 33-foot state-of-the-art pediatric mobile eye clinic, travels to public schools, Head Start prgrams and community centers to care for children in underserved communities who lack access to comprehensive vision care. The Eye Mobile ensures that all children, regardless of their ability to pay or insurance status, have the best vision to succeed in school. Give Today Residency Education Program To further resident education by providing professional support to ensure our resident trainees have the resources they need ensure their success. Give Today Champions for Discovery Eye Research To support for the Discovery Centers for Eye Research – National Keratoconus and Macular Degeneration Partnership. The Discovery Center for Eye Research (DCER) at the UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute was established in 2013 to accelerate novel research investigations aimed at discovering and developing new therapies for patients with complex eye diseases. Among other patient-oriented research programs at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, DCER has supported groundbreaking research for retinal and corneal diseases, such as a stem cell treatment for age-related macular degeneration. Thanks to the outcomes of our DCER investigations at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, our physician-scientists are more informed than ever to identify the causes and propose potential treatments and cures for macular degeneration, keratoconus and other sight-threatening diseases. Give Today Discovery Cornea Center/National Keratoconus Foundation To further the activities of the Discovery Cornea Center, including patient education, outreach programs and the discovery of treatments and cures for keratoconus and other sight-threatening diseases of the cornea. The National Keratoconus Foundation (NKCF) is a unique outreach program of the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. For 36 years - the past six at GHEI - NKCF has raised international awareness of keratoconus (KC), a progressive cornea disease. Give Today Gavin Herbert Eye Institute 20/20 Society An annual giving society supporting research at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. Crucial to our mission of advancing vision-saving research is support of our 20/20 Society, a group of visionary friends, including patients, faculty, staff, and community members, who are passionately committed to supporting research that leads to sight-saving advances in vision treatment with the ultimate goal of eradicating preventable blindness entirely. Funding from the 20/20 Society provides pilot grants to enable our researchers to test new scientific inquiries and advance understanding of complex eye disease. Friends in Vision $5,000 and up Friends in Healing $2,500 - $4,999 Friends in Care $500 - $999 Friends in Mission $100 - $499 Give Today Severe Ocular Surface Disease Program of Excellence To support the Severe Ocular Surface Disease Program of Excellence. Under the leadership of Marjan Farid, MD, UCI Health was selected to partner with the Holland Foundation for Sight Restoration to establish the first program of this kind outside of Cincinnati to treat patients living with severe ocular surface disease using a cutting-edge protocol—ocular stem cell transplantation. Pioneered by Edward Holland, MD from the Cincinnati Eye Institute, this treatment is reserved for extraordinarily complex cases for which no other options are available. Give Today Leopold Endowed Chair To provide support for an endowed chair in ophthalmology research. The current chairholder is world-renowned vision scientist, Kris Palczewski, PhD. Like all gifts that benefit UCI, support of an endowed fund contributes to high quality research and ensures a dependable, perpetual source of funding. Give Today Ophthalmology Research To advance vision research at the Department of Ophthalmology. The UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute has assembled a unique, world-class group of scientists, engineers and physicians who conduct patient-oriented basic science and applied research on the next generation of sight-saving devices, drugs and procedures. Give Today Contact Us To learn more about how you can support the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, please contact Robin Gibbin, Executive Director of Development at rgibbin@hs.uci.edu or Amber Harness, Director of Development at aharness@uci.edu