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Celebrated for his incredible professional contributions in the field of vision, Dr. Gills founded St. Luke’s Cataract and Laser Institute in Tarpon Springs, following his education at Duke University Medical Center and residency at Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute of Johns Hopkins…

A crowd of 75 hungry people milled around serving tables, chatting and waiting patiently with empty Styrofoam bowls in one hand and cash donations in the other. The homemade chili they were waiting to taste was prepared by 15 blind…

Dr Ron Tucker, President of the Lighthouse Board of Directors, was honored as a nominee through the Volunteers for Health Recognition Awards given by the Tampa Bay Healthcare Coalition in April. As a nominee, Dr. Tucker’s many years of service…

At the Lighthouse of Pinellas, we see things differently. Suppose your 14 month old son struggled with multiple vision-related impairments. Where would you go? What would you do? Who could help you? When Giovanni was just one year old, his…

Lighthouse of Pinellas’ Early Intervention Program was featured in the Fall, 2012 issue of Destination Magazine. It includes a description of how Lighthouse works with very young children, some as young as four years old, to teach them how to…

On Thursday, June 21st Lighthouse of Pinellas won the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2012 NonProfit of the Year award in the Health and Human Services category! There were a total of 37 NonProfit finalists in seven categories, and we are…