I am an active sixty year old woman and have run in 20 marathons. Unfortunately, my eyes were not as healthy. For more than fifteen years, I have been a glaucoma patient at the Shiley Eye Institute (SEI) under the care of Robert N. Weinreb, MD. I have participated in multiple clinical trials at the Hamilton Glaucoma Center and have had several eye surgeries. Dr. Weinreb and his wonderful team have taken excellent care of me so that my vision is stable going into my later years.

Shiley is an institution that I care deeply about and therefore I have chosen to include it in my will. I believe that my future financial contribution to SEI is opening a window of opportunity, however small, for exploring and proving novel solutions for eye diseases.

Shiley’s innovative research holds promise for improved outcomes for patients facing the challenges of eye disease. Combining world class medicine and engineering with caring and dedicated clinicians, SEI has sewn fertile ground with hopeful seeds of a future where fewer children will lose vision and more adults will enjoy good vision for a lifetime.

I feel so lucky to have Dr. Weinreb and Shiley here in San Diego and I want my legacy to support their world class eye care for years to come.

Anyone who cares about being a part of this exploration for better vision should consider including SEI in their estate plan.

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To learn more about including the Shiley Eye Institute and Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology at UC San Diego in your estate plan and leave a lasting legacy, please contact Karen Anisko Ryan at kanisko@health.ucsd.edu or 858-534-8017.