Houston-area family meets their loved oneâs cornea recipient virtually Cornea recipient meets donorâs family A man in Freeport lost his life but was able to give the gift of sight to a mom in Florida. FREEPORT, Texas - A special story of tragedy and triumph after a man in Freeport lost his life but was able to give the gift of sight to a mom in Florida. We got to witness the moment when the two families met virtually. It was all made possible by CorneaGen, which helped pull off the corneal transplant. The President of CorneaGen, Bernie Iliakis, first started by introducing the families. He had encouraged them to write each other. It usually ends at that, but they took this one step further after both families showed interest in meeting.