We exist to restore hope where hope may have been lost.
RMLEB's mission is to fulfill the wishes of eye donors and their families to help another overcome blindness through transplantation and research.
It only takes a minute.
It is quick and easy to register as an eye, organ, and tissue donor after making an informed, meaningful decision of generosity.
View Donation FAQsStart where you are
Donor Families
Grief support, what to expect, and writing to a recipient.
Recipients
Your cornea transplant, writing to your donor family, and the Circle of Light.
Donation Partners
Coroners, funeral service, hospice and hospital professionals.
Surgeons
Request tissue and learn about our tissue services.
Lions
Contribute, apply for the Eye Surgery Grant, or invite us to your club.
Celebrate Eye Donation Month this November!
Eye Donation Month is observed every November across the United States in partnership with the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA). In Colorado and Wyoming, the staff at the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank is celebrating region-wide, honoring donors and their families, eye bankers, corneal surgeons, champions of the cause, and eye bank partners.
Join us for Eye Donation MonthStories of Hope & Healing
Cornea transplant recipients share what restored sight means to them, in their words and in their photographs.
Ted McCarthy, cornea transplant recipient, 2026 Circle of Light Photo Project submission
Founded by Lions in 1982
The Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank (RMLEB) was founded as a nonprofit in 1982 by the Lions of Colorado and Wyoming. RMLEB recovers eye tissue from deceased donors in Colorado and Wyoming, is an accredited member of the Eye Bank Association of America, and is registered with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
RMLEB also spreads the donation message through awareness campaigns and public events.