Impact the Future

Forge a Vision Legacy

Please Join Our Vision Legacy Society

The Discovery Eye Foundation would like to invite you to join our Vision Legacy Society. By including us in your estate planning, you can make a significant impact on the preservation of vision through a gift that will transform countless lives for generations to come.

Your Vision Legacy Gift will fund our sight-saving initiatives.

Support the groundbreaking research and the development of preventive measures and innovative treatments for debilitating eye diseases, including:

  • Age-related Eye Diseases
  • Macular Degeneration (AMD)
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa
  • Glaucoma
  • Keratoconus
  • Dry Eye

Who We Are

For over 50 years, the Discovery Eye Foundation (DEF) has championed and funded research to prevent vision loss.

Our most current research projects and breakthroughs include:

  • Cutting edge oral treatment for AMD
  • Stem cell treatment in retinitis pigmentosa
  • New therapy to protect vision in diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma
  • Improved collagen cross-linking sight-saving procedure for keratoconus
  • Developing nutraceuticals to restore damaged vision cells and rejuvenate mitochondria

Ways to Give

  • Include us in your wills and living trusts
  • Designate DEF as a beneficiary
  • Explore IRA charitable rollover options
  • Contribute through donor-advised funds
  • Create a charitable gift annuity
  • Establish endowment gifts for sustained research funding

What to Give

  • Cash Donations
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Mutual Funds
  • Retirement Plan Assets
  • Real Estate Contributions
  • Insurance Policies

Help Us Improve Lives by Preserving Vision

Your Vision Legacy Society Gift will further our goal of saving vision and making a profound impact on the gift of sight today and for generations to come.

For information please contact Melissa Juarez and (310) 623-4466 or contactus@discoveryeye.org.

Free Estate Planning Tool

Join fellow the Discovery Eye Foundation supporters on Giving Docs, a safe, secure and free-for-life suite of estate plan essentials. If you choose to include the Discovery Eye Foundation in your estate plans, you'll be eligible for legacy society benefits!

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