As of January 2006 the OK Lions have provided over 18,000 Coneal transplants !

• 1956 - PERRY LIONS CLUB STARTED WORK ON LIONS EYE BANK IN OKLAHOMA.
  
• 1957 - EYE BANK "PROVED AT STATE CONVENTION IN TULSA ON DECEMBER 2ND, OPENED EYE 13ANK OFFICE AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, HEALTH SERVICE CENTER.
  
• 1958 - SEPTEMBER 6, LIONS INTERNATIONAL APPROVED USING NAME AND EMBLEM. U.S. TREASURY GAVE TAX EXEMPT APPROVAL.
  
• 1959 - JOINED EYE BANK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.
  
• 1971 - OKLAHOMA STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED LAW TO PERMIT TRAINED & CERTIFIED FUNERAL DIRECTORS TO REMOVE DONATED EYES.
  
• 1973 - FIRST EYE ENUCLEATION SCHOOL AT CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF MORTUARY SCIENCE ON MAY 18 AND 19.
  
• 1975 - LIONS OF OKLAHOMA GAVE $350,000 TO DEAN A. MCGEE EYE NSTITUTE. EYE BANK OFFICE MOVED TO DEAN A. MCGEE EYE INSTITUTE.
  
• 1979 - OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE APPROVED SPACE ON DRIVERS LICENSE FOR ORGAN AND TISSUE DONORS.
  
• 1980 - OKLAHOMA LIONS EYE BANK BEGAN CHARGING A PROCESSING FEE OF $250.00 PER CORNEA.
  
• 1981 - OKLAHOMA LIONS EYE BANK CERTIFIED BY EYE BANK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.
  
• 1983 - EMPLOYED FIRST FULL TIME TECHNICIAN.
  
• 1984 - OPENED BRANCH OFFICE IN TULSA ON JULY I.
  
• 1989 - OPENED BRANCH OFFICE IN LAWTON ON SEPTEMBER 10.
  
• 1993 - CELEBRATED 35TH ANNIVERSARY ON FEBRUARY 27TH.
  
• OKC MEDICAL DIRECTOR 1957 - 1969 Dr. Charles Royer.
  
• OKC MEDICAL DIRECTOR 1969 - Present Dr. Stanley Muenzler.
  
• TULSA MEDICAL DIRECTOR 1994 - Present Dr. Ned Reinstein.

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