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B O S T O N F O U N D A T I O N for S I G H T
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Annual Report for
calendar ye ar 2010
VISION
Restoring Sight | Reclaiming Lives
B O S T O N F O U N D A T I O N for S I G H T
It’s been 8 years since my son Shane had Stevens
Johnson syndrome. It was a miracle that he survived.
He is my hero, my inspiration and the source of my
strength. I am also grateful to my SJS family — without
their support I don’t know where I would be now. To BFS,
thank you so much for giving Shane a “Gift of Hope”
to be a normal kid again.” — Beth A.
The fact that there were cultural
and language differences among SJS Kids Week
participants didn’t seem to matter but strengthened that fact that this disease is worldwide
and doesn’t discriminate and tied bonds
even tighter between the kids and families.”
— Sue B.
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I t is unconscionable
that in the year 2011,
here in the wealthiest nation in history, we have to ask
for financial support to give the precious gift of sight.
Shouldn’t sight be a birthright?”
De ar Boston Foundation for Sight Communit y,
I am often asked why I decided back in 1992
to start Boston Foundation for Sight as a
nonprofit. The answer today is the same as
it was then. PROSE can be the best and
sometimes only treatment capable of restoring
vision to children and adults who suffer from
the blindness and pain of devastating corneal
disease. Patients come to Boston Foundation
for Sight as a last resort and leave with new
hope, able to see, free of pain, their lives
transformed. How can we answer to a board
and shareholders who would measure our
success in dollars of profit?
Next year we will be celebrating our 20th
anniversary. In the early days there was
no assurance that we would ever reach this
landmark. Our survival was made possible only
because of the generous support of friends
and patients who believed in our vision. Today
our challenge is to reach the literally millions
of people whose lives we can transform. Our
mission will not be ‘accomplished’ until every
child and adult who can benefit has access to
PROSE treatment, wherever they live, whatever
their means.
This is no longer just a dream. There is
increased awareness and acceptance of the
life-changing potential of PROSE treatment
within the eye care community world-wide.
Our growing partner base is testimony to our
progress. Instead of having to reach out to our
colleagues, they are now reaching out to us!
What hasn’t changed is our need for financial
partners to enable our amazing staff to carry
our mission forward at an even faster pace.
In closing, I wanted to share a parable:
One morning an elderly man was walking
on a nearly deserted beach when he came
upon a young boy. Surrounded by thousands
of starfish abandoned on the sand by the tide,
the boy was picking them up as quickly as he
could and throwing them back into the sea.
Puzzled, the older man asked what he was
doing. The youth responded without looking
up, “I’m trying to save these starfish, sir.”
The old man replied, “Son, there are thousands
of starfish and only one of you. What difference
can you possibly make?”
Holding a starfish in his hand, the boy turned
to the man and, gently tossing it into the water,
said, “It makes a difference for this one.”
Thank you for being our partner in helping us
restore lives — one patient at a time.
Sincerely,
Perry Rosenthal, M.D.
Founder
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We envision a world where no one has to suffer
needlessly with corne al dise ase.
Message from the Chairman of the Board and THE CEO
In early 2011, Gary Knaak was elected
as the new Chairman of the BFS Board of
Directors and Eugene (Gene) A. Bonte joined
BFS as the new CEO and President. On behalf
of BFS we want to thank and acknowledge
our predecessors, Shawn Levesque and
Gary Gut, respectively, for their dedicated
service and achievements.
Looking to the future, we are keenly aware that
ultimately what we at BFS do is invest in the
lives of our patients. Our investments take
many forms. It is in the training and skills
of our medical staff. It is in the development
of patient and community support resources.
It is in the creation of PROSE partner clinics
allowing us to expand the reach of our best-inclass care. It is in our cutting-edge clinical
research and technological innovation. And it is
as prosaic and as important as providing food,
comfort and hope to our patients and their
families during treatment.
It’s a pleasure to present to you the BFS
Annual Report for 2010 and thank you for
supporting the vision of our founder, Dr. Perry
Rosenthal, to restore sight and reclaim lives.
Sincerely,
Gary Knaak
Gene Bonte
Chairman of the BFS
Board of Directors
CEO and President
Through the Eyes of Our Doctors
BFS truly strives
to put the interest of the patient
first. We ARE human but I am proud to be part of an
organization that doesn’t just pay lip service to providing
the best care possible. We endeavor to do so every day.”
— Alan Kwok, O.D., FAAO
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2010 Achievements and Milestones
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Deborah S. Jacobs, M.D.
BFS Medical Director
It is my pleasure to be your guide to this Annual Report which
VISION
will give you a look Behind the Vision. With your generous support,
2010 has been a year of achievements directed towards fulfilling
our mission to improve the quality of life for patients and families
by transforming the understanding, treatment and care of complex
corneal disease.
The hallmark of our work is patient-centered compassionate care.
Expanding our vision to all those who can benefit can only be
achieved by building a world-class Center of Excellence that
integrates treatment with clinical research, technological
educate
innovation, and education of the public, patient and professional
empower
eye health communities. Our work is not complete unless we
also provide the resources and tools our patients and families
tre at
need to live well with corneal disease — creating a unique
innovate
community of care.
Read on to learn how your support made an invaluable
transform
contribution towards advancing compassionate care as we
educate, empower, treat, innovate and transform the lives
of patients, families and the eye care field.
I am treating patients, not just eyes. To me,
patient-centered care is not a choice; as one human being
treating another human being, there is no other way
to practice.” — Deborah S. Jacobs, M.D.
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Educate
Incre ase widespre ad understanding of comple x corne al dise ase
through public awareness, clinical rese arch and patient
and professional education
Dr. Jacobs
It is the right of each patient to decide what’s best for him or her. My job as a doctor
is to educate and support patients, families and other medical providers in making good
health decisions. Here are just some of the ways we stepped out of our offices and into
the community in 2010:
• Educated hundreds of eye care providers and researchers through
presentations and papers presented at
optometry and ophthalmology professional meetings
• Trained four residents from the New England College of Optometry
and nine Cornea Fellows from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
• Conducted clinical research and published multiple reports
in peer-reviewed journals
• Hosted our 3rd Special Interest Group dinner at the American Academy
of Ophthalmology annual meeting, where cornea specialists learned
about PROSE and shared treatment strategies
• Launched a new website and educational literature series with
comprehensive information about our treatment and services
educate
empower
• Created PROSE Eye View, a monthly e-bulletin that includes timely
treatment updates and community happenings
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transform
Through the Eyes of Our Doctors
It’s not the technology, the opportunity,
or even the successes — it is the patients themselves
and developing trust. Seeing someone open the door
on the world despite terrible setbacks inspires you
to make the most of every day.” — Ryan Ridges, M.D.
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The compassion, services
and financial support received by me
and so many others brought us back to workable,
livable and more comfortable lives…the best care
I have had in any medical situation ever and I left
able to see and read again!” — BFS patient
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Empower
Build resilient communit y net works that empower patients
and families by enhancing the capacit y for le arning, support,
advocacy and collective action
Dr. Jacobs
With a focus on empathy and emotional well-being, we strive to cultivate the deepest
understanding of those we serve and to be responsive to their needs. With your help
we launched a survey that gathered feedback from over 1,000 people struggling
with eye-related challenges. The resulting Report Back to the Community codified
what we do well and also identified the need for additional supports for our patients
and families. Along with individual contributions, the Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Massachusetts Foundation validated our important work in this area with
a $50,000 grant. Together this allowed us to:
• Develop a blog, Connected Visions, launched in early 2011
• Launch an interactive page on Facebook to provide another forum
for virtual community
• Host an educational table, facilitate support groups and present
a session on GVHD at the Blood & Marrow Transplant Information
Network Survivor Symposium
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• Host Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) Kids Week; 15 pediatric patients
and their families from around the world came together to live, eat, sleep
and play; increased awareness allowed us to reach and treat 37% more
SJS survivors than 2009
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I cannot tell you how much this week really
meant to Karyl and me. The opportunity to see and
meet people who understand everything we have been
going through is something words cannot describe.
Thanks to BFS for being a light in the darkness and
the staff for being our angels and warriors.” — Sue B.
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Magical Moments
In December 2007, Ian, son of Maria Teresa
and Javier Gonzalez, was admitted to
Children’s Hospital in Mexico City suffering
with Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS), a rare
life-threatening allergic reaction. Severe
cases have been described as “burning
the body from the inside out” and ocular
complications can include inflammation,
chronic pain, tissue damage and scarring
that can result in blindness.
Ian’s best hope for survival lay in his transfer
to the Shriners Hospital for Children Burn
Center in Texas. Almost Christmas, the
wrenching decision was made for Javier
to stay home with younger son, Andre,
while Maria traveled to Texas with Ian.
Ian’s recovery was a long and difficult journey
that included bouts with pneumonia and
sepsis. Miraculously he held on, finally improving enough to go home. But life wasn’t the
same. Ian’s eyes were extremely painful
and light-sensitive. He had to wear sunglasses
and a hat indoors, and his teacher had to
keep the classroom shades down. All Ian
wanted was to “be a normal kid” again.
In 2009 Maria learned about BFS through
an online SJS community. A group effort lined
up insurance coverage and financial support
to travel to Needham for PROSE treatment.
Today, Ian is a vibrant boy who loves soccer,
the beach, horses and laughing. Maria and
Javier finally have their son back.
Recently, Maria and Ian returned to BFS for
SJS Kids Week, where Ian had a great time just
being a normal kid.
It was an honor to meet other parents and SJS survivors.
It was one of those magical moments that Ian will always treasure
in his heart, and so will I.” — Maria
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Treat
coll aborate with patients, their support systems and other medical
providers to form a care net work that provides PROSE tre atment to all
who can benefit
Dr. Jacobs
To provide the best possible compassionate medical care, we promote
ongoing training that advances professional competence through
a team-based approach as well as create opportunities for our
patients to learn from one another. With your support in 2010 we:
• Expanded our treatment team with the addition of a third ophthalmologist,
Ryan Ridges, M.D.
• Instituted a PROSE Ophthalmic Technician Certification Course
• Created a new PROSE removal/insertion training room that accommodates three patients at a time, allowing them to learn both from our
technicians and from one another
• Launched Virtual Rounds, a monthly interactive learning forum; current
treatment techniques, successes and challenges are shared among
BFS and PROSE Partner doctors, encouraging teamwork and improving
patient care
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empower
treat
innovate
transform
Through the Eyes of Our Doctors
Patient-centered care starts with considering
the patient as a whole person: values, beliefs, cultural
sensibilities, and personal situation. All of these become
an integral part of clinical decision making — ultimately
treating every patient not as a number or a statistic, but
with the care, dignity, and compassion that they deserve.”
— Karen G. Carrasquillo, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO
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The Language of Eyes
When Lea Morrison, a marathoner and
tri-athlete, and her husband Billy wanted to
start a family, Lea scheduled a visit with her
OB/GYN for a normal pre-pregnancy checkup.
After several appointments and multiple tests,
Lea received devastating news — a diagnosis
of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Lea
weighed and tried other options, but ultimately
chose to undergo a bone marrow transplant
in December, 2007.
The transplant saved her life, but led to a new
problem: graft versus host disease (GVHD),
a life-threatening autoimmune condition.
Lea’s eyes burned and itched with dryness,
and she became so light sensitive that she
was forced to wear sunglasses 24/7, even
when she went to bed.
Everyday communication between a husband
and a wife became complicated for the
Morrisons. Husband: “Are you OK?” Wife: “Yes,
my eyes just kill me right now.” Lea frequently
had to clarify what she was thinking and feeling
because her face often reflected only her
painful struggle with GVHD.
meant adopting newborn baby Henry. Lea
mothered Henry in all the ways that new
mothers do — she caressed him, sang to
him and took care of his every need. Yet she
instinctively knew that looking at him through
strained red eyes was interfering with his
ability to see all of her love for him.
In February, 2011 that all changed when she
went home from BFS with PROSE devices. Not
only is Lea no longer burdened with chronic
pain and the need for frequent naps to rest her
eyes, but her face now accurately represents
her love for her family and zest for life.
“It is unbelievable to be able to interact with
Henry without my sunglasses on, for him to
really engage in my eyes. To be a more active
mom for him is a huge gift, and the bonding
and attachment through the eyes is just
beyond words.”
But this athlete turned cancer survivor was not
used to giving up. At just over two years cancer
free, Lea’s doctors gave her the go-ahead to
live her life to the fullest. For Lea and Billy, that
I have had the pleasure to know Lea since we were soccer
teammates in high school. Even then, her fierce determination and
passion drew in everyone around her. Being a witness to the transformation that PROSE had on my courageous friend — her beautiful
blue eyes and smile lit up the entire room — was priceless.”
— Beth Beard, Director of Communications
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innovate
Advance cut ting-edge technological innovation in the design,
manufacture and application of custom prosthetic devices
Dr. Jacobs
At BFS we get to see this innovation in action every day. PROSE Partner Clinic
doctors anywhere in the U.S. can design custom devices for their patients
and have them available the next day. This requires a sophisticated
web-based platform to enable patient-centered care at a distance, our Design
to Fit (DTF™) software, three half million dollar lathes that cut devices to
a tolerance half the width of a human hair, and our partner Federal Express,
who graciously subsidizes our shipping. With your support, we also:
• Incorporated the correction of higher order aberrations into our devices
to achieve better vision for some patients with keratoconus
• Upgraded our DTF CAD/CAM system to allow our doctors even greater
design capabilities
• Increased lab production by refining manufacturing processes and
streamlining lathe programs
• Added an Optical Coherence Tomography machine to develop methods
for image-guided design with the goal of creating better fitting devices
more efficiently
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We are so pleased
and thankful for the
wonderful, dedicated care that our son has received
and the opportunities that PROSE has given our
child…When all hope was just about lost, Dr. DeLoss
and PROSE gave us hope again. Thank you!”
— Kellogg Eye Center patient
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Treatment is the backbone, but the environment
is like a support group. I actually didn’t want to leave.
Everyone was kind, understanding and sensitive to the issues
that patients have when dealing with a long term eye problem.
The whole place was approachable.” — BFS patient
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Transform
Revolutionize the standard of care by developing a growing net work
of partners that offer PROSE tre atment at world-cl ass medical centers
Dr. Jacobs
Expanding access to PROSE means making it a well understood and widely accessible
treatment option throughout the eye care community. We have a commitment to support
our PROSE Partner Clinics in becoming Centers of Excellence renowned not only for
fitting prosthetic devices but also for providing the same high standard of compassionate
care. With your support we:
• Hired Ilene Knopping in early 2011 to direct our PROSE Clinic Network
• Added three new clinics, doubling the number of partnerships
with top-ranked ophthalmology hospitals:
—The Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary at the University of Illinois
in Chicago
—Weill Cornell Eye Associates at Weill Cornell Medical College
in New York City
—Kellogg Eye Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
• Increased by 34% the number of patients treated with PROSE
at our Partner Clinics compared to 2009
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empower
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Through the Eyes of Our Doctors
Patient-centered care
is the hallmark
of BFS. We approach treatment planning
as a team, including engaging the doctors,
our patients and their caregivers, to determine
what is best for each patient and reach
a successful outcome.” — Lynette Johns, O.D., FAAO
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Through the Eyes of a Patient
In 2002, I was diagnosed with a rare blood
disorder called myelodysplasia (MDS) and was
told that without a bone marrow transplant
I would have six months to live. Needless
to say, I chose to have the procedure. However,
after the surgery, I lived in constant pain due
to severe dry eye syndrome, a common side
effect which took away so much of the beauty
around me that I enjoyed so much.
Arriving back home in Bridgton, Maine I got
to wear the devices all day for the first time.
At 5:30 that night I was in the kitchen with
my beautiful wife, Georgiann, cooking over
a glass of wine and dancing to vintage vinyl.
We were twirling each other, hugging and
laughing. And for the first time in seven
years I was pain free thanks to PROSE!
In December of 2010 I had a flare-up which
debilitated me to the point that I did not dare
drive. Even the lights from the TV hurt so
badly. The only thing I could do was lie on
the couch with compresses on my eyes to ease
some of the pain. I became so depressed that
I was ready to take my own life. Desperate to
get me help, my wife contacted my transplant
nurse, who immediately arranged for me to
come to Boston Foundation for Sight for
PROSE treatment.
I thank you from the
bottom of my heart.” — Mark Fleck
If you set out on this venture, pack your
courage, tears, humor, hope, and stay with it until the
outcome is reasonably clear. You couldn’t find a group
of people more dedicated to comforting your eyes
and restoring your vision.” — BFS patient
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B O S T O N F O U N D A T I O N for S I G H T
Balance Sheet
December 31,December 31,
20102009
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments available for sale
846,492
66,002 1,350,046
187,226
Accounts receivable — patients, net of reserve for
contractual adjustments and doubtful accounts of
$300,000 and $385,000 in 2010 and 2009, respectively
Accounts receivable — other
Prepaid expenses
Total current assets Property and equipment, net 1,092,245
933,043
324,392
165,284
41,334
64,978
$ 2,370,465 $ 2,700,577
1,133,501 1,089,823
32,918 31,153
other assets:
Deposits
Total assets $ 3,536,884
$ 3,821,553
279,313
217,019
$ 279,313
$ 217,019
2,996,044 3,366,028
76,527 103,506
185,000 135,000
Total net assets $ 3,257,571 $ 3,604,534
Total liabilities and net assets $ 3,536,884 $ 3,821,553
Liabilities and Net Assets
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Total liabilities Net assets:
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I n R e c ognition
Reporting on Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010
Visionary Founder
$20,0 0 0+
Bausch + Lomb
Frank R. and Diana G. Berry
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Massachusetts Foundation
Gorin Family Endowment
Marino Charitable Fund
Michael and Myra McCoy
The C. Bruce Johnstone
Charitable Fund
The Charles Evans Foundation
The Michael and Helen
Schaffer Foundation
Thomas Anthony Pappas
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Seymour and Kathleen
Weingarten (in honor of
their daughter, Sarah)
Visionary
Benefactor
$7,60 0 – $19,999
Anonymous
Bresky Foundation
Corporation
Eitan and Rachel
Dombrowsky
c/o Oyster Bay Manor/
Harbor House Assisted
Living
Russell and Zina Geyser
Howard Gorin
Guttag Family Foundation
Henry Bisgaier Living Trust
Hess Foundation
Paul T. La Rocca
Avinash and Anuja Lele
Shaun and Kathleen Levesque
Michael L. Nash and
Carolyn Duffy
Nehemias Gorin Foundation
Larry and Audrey Plotkin
Brian and Patricia Reynolds
Robert Schaeberle Trust
Enid Starr, Esq.
The Barbara Epstein
Foundation
Diane Tonna
Visionary Partner
$5,0 0 0 – $7,599
Anonymous
Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Massachusetts
Richard Goldberg
Allan and Anne Greenberg
Joseph R. Hanna
Jack and Ruth Hirsch
Peter and Tina Locke
Max and Selma Kupferberg
Family Foundation
Michael and Donna Moskow
Philip W. Johnston Associates
R.M. and M.S. Marino
Charitable Fund
Arshi Siddiqui
John G. and Hinda Snyder
John and Leslie Thomas
Joseph and Susan Zienowicz
Visionary Sponsor
$1,0 0 0 – $4,999
Robert Abrams
Lawrence M. and Linda M.
Abramson
Activity-Based Systems,
L.L.C.
Aronson Foundation Inc.
Bain and Co.
Michael and Helen Bellas
Forrest Berkley
Marvin and Ronna Berman
David A. Berry, Jr.
Robert W. Best and
Elizabeth Wanner
Howard and Marsha Borin
Mary Alice Caddigan
Mickey and Lois Cail
Priscilla Chavez
Thomas and May Chin
Clarke Family Trust
Merrill and Trudy Cohen
David and Valerie Corderman
Dennis and Jillian Corkum
LeRoy and Jane Crosby
Dynagraf Inc.
Margot Einstein
Oded and Bilha Engel
Carol Feinberg Cohen
Gary and Susan Fentin
Thomas Filandro
Jonathan Friedman
Morris and Ellen Gordon
Karen L. Grossman
Gary Gut and Patricia Casale
Marcella Halter
Donniel and Adina Hartman
Elise C. Hauenstein and
Norman Abram
Dr. Mark Hughes
and Dr. Delia Sang
Douglas and Edythe
Jablonsky
Deborah S. Jacobs, M.D.
and Peter Sacks
Johnson & Johnson
Lawrence R. Kaplan, M.D.
Jeffrey and Jill Kleeman
Drs. Donald and Joan Korb
Ernest and Ellen Kornmehl
Janice R. Lane
Carol Lazarus
E.J. and Janice L. Lindsey
Gigi Mahon
Arthur and Hinda Marcus
Barbara McNeil, M.D.
Mark and Anna Mergen
Sydney L. Miller
Needham Bank
Norma & Roger A. Saunders
and the Saunders Family
Charitable Fund
Hope Noyes Smith
William O’Neill
Glenn and Ruth Orenstein
Jeremy and Kelly Parsons
Michael E. and Marti Partridge
Post Central, Inc.
Charles Rehn, M.D.
Anne Rodman Jacobs
Daniel Rothstein
Julie Rutenberg
Arthur and Jane Rutenberg
Richard Sasson
Gary and Phyllis Schahet
Drs. Richard and Mary Scott
Paul and Josephine Sears
Sherman H. Starr Foundation
Sami Siddiqui
Leonard Sisitzky and
Marsha Stelman
Dixie Swanson
Edward A. Tanzman and
Ellen Partridge
The Abraham Shapiro
Charity Fund
The Gillis Family Fund of Ayco
Charitable Foundation
The Irena Bronstein/
Eugene Bonte Charitable
Foundation
The John F. Scarpa
Foundation
The Max and Elizabeth Blume
Silverstein Foundation
The Sumner and Esther
Feldberg Foundation
The Theodore W. and Evelyn
G. Berenson Charitable
Foundation
Alice Trisdorfer, Ph.D.
Robert Walter
Robert and Bonnie Weiss
Scott and Jacqueline Wellman
George White
Wm. D and E.M. Lane
Foundation
Zeitz Foundation Trust
Phyllis Zienowicz
Visionary Friend
$50 0 — $999
Jim Abrahams
Robert and Deanna Adler
Alan and Elizabeth Green
Fund
Dr. Theodore and
Carolyn M. Colton
Gertrude Crittenden
David Gopen Foundation
Anne Godley, M.D.
Patricia Johnston
Philip and Beverly R.
Johnston
Ronald J. and Kristine K.
Kann
Jay Kelly
Barry E. and Roberta A.
Kirshner
Joel and Kellie La Follette
Phyllis Lachman
John Maisch
Sandra Rodman Mann
R. Donald and Patricia Miller
David D. and Patricia C.
Nestler
Maarten Offeringa
Carmen Paradis, M.D.
Prestige Time L.L.C.
David and Chelsey Remington
David and Barbara Roberts
Elizabeth Savage
Edward and Claire Saxe
Harriet Seidel
Steven and Jeannie Shama
Silverman Family Foundation
Canton Murray and
Toby Simon
Alda Tansill
The Gerald and Sandra
Fineberg Charitable Fund
The Remis Trust Fund
Daniel and Rosemary Wywoda
Under $50 0
Abul and Ann Abbas
Maren and Janelle Aberle
Deborah Adams
Corinne Adler
Rene Aguilar
Marcia Allar
John Amicangelo
Alyce Anderson
Richard Apalakian
Ellin M. Asack
Arthur and Karen Augenstern
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I n R e c ognition
Reporting on Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010
Monique Avey
Bonnie Bader
Jim and Patricia Bailey
Jeremy Balboni
Janet Barker
Linda Barocas
Judith E. Barr
Jacqueline Baseggio
Julie Ann Bashore
Anna Baumgaertel
Beth Beard
Randy Beaton
Ryan and Jennifer
Beauchamp
Michael and Teresa Beaugh
William and Carole Bell
John and Shelley Benjamin
Michael and Elizabeth Berger
Terry and Anne Bergstrom
Sally Bethoney
Jan Birch
Andrew Blumenthal and
Virgina Nugent
Mary Flair Bogan and
Mary Dyer Bogan
Steven and Melissa Bogatz
Jeffrey Boghossian
Alan and Rosemary Boling
Robert and Martha Bower
Rebecca Brackett
Steven Bradshaw
William and Helen Bragdon
Daniel Breen
Louis and Susan Breitenother
Bret Leifer Numismatics
Peter and Evelyn Brewster
Marie Britt
George Brooks
Maurice and Karen Brown
Roger and Marion Brown
Montey Brunk
Jeanne Bruno
Charles and Sarah
Shoaf Cabot
Larry and Janice Cahill
Walter Campbell
Dr. Karen Carrasquillo and
Mr. Carlos Bosques
Steven and Kathleen Case
Marvin and Edith Catler
John Cavaiuolo
Deidre Cawrse Lyons
David and Deborah Cerundolo
John Champion
Barbara Cheris
Allan Chertok
Wai Fong Cheung
David Chleck
Pamela Cigainero
CNA Foundation
Eugene and Alice Cohen
Matthew Cohen
Harris and Elinor Coles
Cheryl Collier
J. Stephen and Linda Collins
Joseph Colonnetta
Jerome and Marcia Connors
Mary Denise Crowe
John and Mary Dalessio
Madeline Damiani and
Susan Cleary
David and Anne Day
Norma Debiasi
Vyacheslav and Julie Dekman
Dell, Inc.
Kenneth and Marcia Denberg
William and Deborah Dennett
Jean Desmond
Carlos Dias Gonzalez
John and Catherine Dillon
Michael Distler
Daniel and Patty Distler
Richard and Joan Donnelly
Ted Doran
Michael Dorsett
Arthur, Janice and
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Freeman
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Friedenberg
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Ryan Fullerton
Mary Furlong
Alberto Galofre, M.D.
Teresa Gan
Christopher and Laurie
Garrison
Judith Geleerd
Stephen Gellis, M.D.
Claire Germano
Gertrude N. Goldowsky and
Seebert J. Goldowsky
Foundation
Edward Ginsburg
John and Joyce Goggans
Jordan and Sandra Golding
Richard and Christine
Goodman
Eric Gooselaw
Anna S. Green
Gary and Patricia Green
Stephanie Gregg
Samuel and Carol-June
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Jim Howlett
Lynn Hughes
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Jeannette Iles
J. Aron Charitable Foundation
Wanda Jackson
George and Lois Jacobs
Peter Jacobson
Lucia Jarush
Richard and Gayle Jarvis
Jeffrey and Elinor Ross Fund
Lynette Johns, O.D.
Jeffrey Jones
Peter Jones
Barbara Juell
Julie/Stevens Johnson
Syndrome Foundation
Ronald Jupiter, DDS, PA
JWS
Robert Kahn
Carl and Linda Kaminski
Carl and Miriam Kanter
Adolph and Barbara
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Karen Karp
George and Barbara Karr
Robert and Geraldine Kastner
Richard and Maxine Kates
Joel Katz
James Kauffman
Les Kaufman
Axel and Marion Kaufmann
Brian and Jill Keefer
Frank Kenna, Jr.
Anne Keown
Mary Kerr Lynch
Charles and Joan Killilea
Kim S. Storey & Douglas I.
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Risa Kipnis
Christine Kjellson
Terry and Martha Klebes
Wayne Klocko
Alan and Susan Knight
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Robert Kopelman
Joseph and Dorothy Kosewicz
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Christine Hawkins
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John Pieroni
Roberto Pineda, M.D.
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Shawn Roman
Luz Rosales-Lopes
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David Sellman
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Barbara Shapiro
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Joseph and Susan
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Norman and Joy Shillman
James Shortway
Jane Shuman
John Sica and
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Marylee Skwirz
Karen Slack
Jane Slaton
Sumner and Sharon Slavin
Patrick and Amy Smart &
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Joseph and Rosalind Smith
Ruth A. Smith, Ph.D.
Benjamin and Thelma Soble
Lois Sockol
Jacque Sommers
Anita Sperber
Brandon and Elizabeth
Spiegel
MaryJane St. Francis
Stanhope Garage
Theodore Stebbins, Jr. and
Susan Ricci
Merrill Stein
Dorothy Steinbach
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Eddie and Colleen Stevens
Richard Stewart
Lottie M. Strupp
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Sullivan
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James and Carol Ann Thomas
Mark S. Thompson
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John Wilkins
Robert and Martha Wilks
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James and Melissa Willis
David Wilson
John and Sheila Wilson
Richard and Frances Winneg
Elizabeth Wood
Dr. Robert and Jayne
Workman
Yankee Publishing
Craig and Eileen Yarnell
Inna Yazmir
William and Paula Zellen
Richard Zienowicz, M.D.
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National Institute of Health/
University of Rochester
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Lorne Abony
Charles River Hotel
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Thomas Neubauer
Reichert Ophthalmic
Instruments
B O S T O N F O U N D A T I O N for S I G H T
Boston Foundation for Sight
464 Hillside Avenue | Suite 205
Needham, MA 02494
781-726-7337
www.bostonsight.org
Board of Directors
Medical Staff
Eugene A. Bonte
Perry Rosenthal, M.D.
President and CEO
Founder
Marsha Borin
Deborah S. Jacobs, M.D.
Beverly Johnston
C. Bruce Johnstone
Gary Knaak
Medical Director
Karen G. Carrasquillo, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO
Lynette Johns, O.D., FAAO
Chairman
Alan Kwok, O.D., FAAO
Florence B. Koplow
Ryan Ridges, M.D.
Shaun Levesque
Brian Levy, O.D., M.Sc
Senior Staff
Barbara McNeil, M.D., Ph.D.
Eugene A. Bonte
Perry Rosenthal, M.D.
President and CEO
Robert K. Schaeberle
Enid Starr, Esq.
Beth Beard
Director of Communications
Sandra Hewitt, MHA, PT
Director of Clinical Operations
Ilene Knopping
Director of the PROSE Clinic Net work
Sara Yost
Director of Finance and Administration