Press Releases

	Missouri Legislature Passes Bill Establishing First-Person Consent for Eye, Organ and Tissue Donation	5/08	44 K
	Heartland Lions Eye Banks Receive Award for Cornea Collaborative Efforts	4/08	44 K
	MLERF Receives $725,000 Donation from Missouri Lions District 26-A2	4/08	64 K
	HLEB Participates in Nationwide Study Showing Older Corneas are Suitable for Transplantation	4/08	64 K
	HLEB Cornea Recipient, Jan Barney, to Ride in Rose Parade	12/07	64 K
	Joplin Hospitals Honor Organ, Eye and Tissue Donors at Rose Bowl Parade	12/07	52 K
	Heartland Lions Eye Banks Awarded $25,000 Grant For New Corneal Tissue Cutting Program	4/07	64 K
	Heartland Lions Eye Banks Rank Fourth in Country for Number of Corneal Transplants	4/07	32 K
	Free Amblyopia Screenings for Children at St. Louis Science Center Courtesy of MLERF	4/07	64K
	Free Vision Screenings Help to Detect Major Cause of Blindness	1/07	52KB
	August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month	8/05	44K
	Screenings for Preschoolers Detect Early Vision Problems	6/05	44K
	Local Volunteer Awarded for Dedication to Saving Children's Sight	1/05	41K
	Free Vision Screenings for Children Break the 10,000 Mark	11/04	70K
	Fireworks can be blinding without proper eye safety	7/04	635K
	Heartland Lions Eye Banks Expands in Southwest Missouri and Southeast Kansas	6/04	23K
	Columbia Faith Communities Focus on Organ and Tissue Donation	11/04	41K