Personal Stories

Pat Caulfield was an award-winning designer in the Baltimore area. Then, when glaucoma robbed her of vision, she had to walk away from it all.

“We realized we could support people actually looking for a cure. And then we said, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if we could fund a scientist?’”

Chris and Heather Lea had their first child in the midst of a pandemic. Three months later, they learned their baby girl had congenital glaucoma.

Sometimes when we’re faced with adversity and feel powerless to make a difference, the path forward lies in what we already know how to do.

David Epstein was diagnosed with glaucoma in his mid-twenties. “Glaucoma is a day-to-day tough battle,” he says.

Trinh Green has faced many vision challenges in her life. But that hasn’t discouraged her. Instead, it’s inspired Trinh to become a vision advocate.

Rebecca was diagnosed with glaucoma in her early thirties. “I had no idea that I should even be going in to have my eyes checked for glaucoma,” she says.