The naming of the Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute recognizes Don Johnson and his wife, Anna McCowan-Johnson's, long-standing visionary support of our program. In addition to their tireless advocacy on behalf of the program, their gifts, totalling more than $15 million, are funding investments in research endeavours, staff recruitment, and equipment, that will be the bedrock of the Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute moving forward.
In 2007, Don and Anna made a $5 million gift to establish the Donald K. Johnson Eye Centre at Toronto Western Hospital. Their gift helped to catapult the program onto the world stage, making it one of the top five programs in North America.
In 2015, in honour of Don’s 80th birthday, the Johnsons transformed vision care again, with a gift of $10 million in support of advanced clinical treatment and leading-edge vision science research. There is no doubt the Johnson’s tremendous contribution is a gift to patients in Canada and around the world – patients who will benefit from groundbreaking care and research.