Celebration of Light - Available for Purchase!
An Inspirational and Informative Collection of Stories
Of Patients Who Overcame Vision Challenges
BOOK LAUNCH PARTY ATTENDED BY 130 CELEBRANTS - Read More
 About the Book
Dr. Francis Price, Jr. M.D., founder of the Cornea Research Foundation of America, wanted to find a way to reassure, inform, inspire and empower his patients who were considering surgery on their eyes. What better way to do that than to offer them a collection of stories of patients, told in their own words, who have already undergone surgery? Each of the unique stories resonates with the authenticity of the storyteller, bringing hope, humor and encouragement to readers.
The book is divided into sections featuring the most common eye disorders including Fuchs' Dystrophy, keratoconus as well as some unusual ones such as iris implants.
About the Writers
Dr. Francis Price, Jr., M.D. is CEO of the Price Vision Group and President of the Cornea Research Foundation of America. He is an award-winning ophthalamologist, a teacher and world-renowned lecturer. Dr. Price served as President of the Indiana Academy of Ophthalamology from 1990 - 1992. During his term as President, the IAO was named a Model State Society by the American Academy of Ophthalmology for the first time. Dr. Price has been in practice since completing his fellowship training in corneal and external diseases at Tulane University following graduation with honors from Notre Dame University and medical school and residency at Indiana University School of Medicine.
Elaine Voci, Ph.D. is Development Director for the Foundation. She is an award-winning writer with works in university publications, magazines and professional trade journals such as the American Society for Training & Development and a popular international speaker. She is the author of two inspirational books, BridgeBuilders: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things and The Finishing Touch, co-authored with Steve SeRine; both are available from www.Authorhouse.com.
About the Foundation
Since its inception in 1988 as a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization, the Foundation has committed time, talent and passion to its mission to be a "world-class research and educational organization, dedicated to the preservation and restoration of vision." Success is measured by RISE - Research, Innovation, Service to Humanity and Education of patients and physicians.
How to Order the Book
The $20 book is published by Authorhouse in Bloomington, IN. and available on their website, www.authorhouse.com or by phone at 1-888-519-5121. Contact Elaine Voci for more information at (317) 814 - 2993.
BOOK LAUNCH PARTY ATTENDED BY 130 CELEBRANTS
On Sunday, May 21, a festive event hosted by the Board of Directors at the Ritz Charles in Carmel, officially welcomed our book, Celebration of Light. Special guests included seven patients from the book, the Price Vision Group and Surgery
Center staff, as well as friends of the Foundation. A welcome by Elaine Voci, the Foundation's Development Director and author of the book, was followed with remarks by Dr. Price who wrote the Foreward, and a moving invocation by Indianapolis Senior Pastor Clarence Moore (on left), a patient in the book.
An inspirational and educational program featured a sample of the planned audio version of the book being produced in July 2006. Elaine read three book excerpts accompanied by local composer John Cannaday who played an original score on the Clavinova, a digital piano, as an in-kind donation to the Foundation. The Clavinova was provided by Eric Murzyn of Meridian Music as an in-kind kind donation and Rachel French-Brosius, of French Rose Garden, provided beautiful rose corsages and boutonnieres worn by special guests.
The program theme was inspiring "stories" that helped put a human face on the work of the Foundation. Although we associate the Foundation with scientific data collection and medicine, the true value of its work can best be seen in stories of how people have been served for almost 20 years since its inception.
Books are available for $20 from Price Vision Group at 9002 North Meridian Street or at the Authorhouse website, www.authorhouse.com or at 1-888-519-5121. All proceeds benefit the Foundation, so if you are interested in learning more about eye conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts or corneal transplants, it provides an excellent source of information. The book also makes a thoughtful gift for someone who may be struggling with vision challenges.
Patients in the book include: Claire Brenner, Bob Brock, Pat Cowan, Michael Cruz, Linda Flinchum, Bob Higginbottham, Doris Hinderliter, Ed Jagiela, Donald Lane, Pastor Clarence Moore, Ken Swedo, Laurie Wolcott, Chris Wright, Donald Wright, Joe Young and Trischa Hudson.
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