The Forbises gave $1 million

Dr. Shalesh Kaushal (left), an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Florida College of Medicine, talks with Robert and Debbie Forbis (center), the owners of Premier Electric, a southwest Florida electrical contracting company, and ophthalmology chairman Dr. William Driebe after a press conference at UF on Thursday. The Forbises gave $1 million to the department of ophthalmology to help University of Florida scientists evaluate the safety and effectiveness of experimental therapies for children with a sight-robbing disease. The gift will establish the Taylor Forbis Optic Nerve Hypoplasia research fund. (Photo by Sarah Kiewel/University of Florida)