UC Irvine eye center recipient of $5M for researching blindness: 3 things to know

UC Irvine’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute received a $5 million pledge to fund research into eliminating the conditions that cause blindness. 

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Here’s what you need to know:

1. The money was donated by Josephine Herbert Gleis, the mother of institute namesake Gavin Herbert.

2. During her lifetime, Ms. Gleis has donated more than $19 million to UC Irvine. In 2007, she gave $10 million for construction of the eye center.

3. Center director Roger Steinert thanked Ms. Gleis by saying “When we find ways to eradicate preventable blindness, we will owe her a debt of gratitude for her steadfast support of vital research.”

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