EyeLife International, Inc. (ELI) was established in 2010 to address the severe levels of corneal blindness in countries that face challenges in providing adequate donor transplant services.
ELI is located in the Baltimore - Washington metropolitan area on the east coast of the United States, home to many of the world's best medical institutions, such as the United States National Institutes of Health and the Johns Hopkins Medical Center.
From its home office in Maryland, ELI facilitates eye tissue distribution and coordinates training programs for international surgeons. ELI launched its first program in 2010 in the Republic of Georgia, and is now entering its 12 successful year working with more than 20 countries!
The company was founded by Elena Vialova, a former ophthalmologist with an MD from MNTK Fyodorov's State Institute.
Elena joined the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery as an International Relations specialist in 2001 - 2021.
Elena joined the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins University Medical Center in 2005 - 2015.