Eye Research & Tissue Banks
Joining Lions throughout Colorado to support regional programs that push the boundaries of vision research and patient care.
Lions throughout Colorado join in the support of several programs which could not be accomplished by local groups alone. We proudly partner with regional organizations like the Donor Alliance to fund life-changing research, teaching, and cornea transplantation.
Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute
Located at the Fitzsimmons Campus of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Medical School, this state-of-the-art facility was completed with nearly $6 million raised by the Lions of Colorado and Wyoming. It is dedicated to advanced research, teaching, and patient care.
Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank
Colorado and Wyoming Lions can also be proud of the Eye Bank, which they started in 1982. Now located in the Institute facility in Aurora, the staff yearly processes more than 4,000 donated eyes, furnishing over 2,000 corneas and other tissue to surgeons for transplantation in patients suffering from corneal injury or disease.