Lions working . . . Our Lions Eye Bank began in 1974. . . Seton Medical Center agreed to give our eye bank its first home . . . Our first space was in a small closet-like area in the eye lab, which was located behind the Seton emergency room. Lion Richard E. Nieman, MD helped spearhead this project.
Lions distribute donor brochures and donor cards.
In the early days, Lions helped by transporting the donor tissues needed for sight restoring transplantation. And, Lions Club members support the Eye Bank through the purchase of Life Memberships. During our first 17 years, our eye bank primarily recovered donor tissues from the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office - and patients remained on a waiting list until tissues became available. In 1991, our eye bank lost its Eye Bank Association of America accreditation and the Lions Board of Directors determined it was time to add another employee to help get the eye bank back in shape. Shortly after her arrival, Seton announced it was time to move our eye bank into the basement at Seton Medical Park Towers.