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Eye banking: an introduction [PDF]
Community Eye Health Journal, 2009 This article introduces the work of eye banks, institutions responsible for collecting (harvesting) and processing donor corneas, and for distributing them to trained corneal graft surgeons.
Gullapalli N Rao, Usha Gopinathan
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Changing inclinations of eye banking [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 M Vanathi
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Corneal blindness and eye banking: Current strategies and best practices [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Corneal blindness (CB) is one of the leading causes of blindness in India and globally, affecting around 8 million population worldwide. Many of these corneal blind patients may be visually rehabilitated by corneal transplantation (CT). Eye banking plays
Venugopal Anitha +7 more
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Evolution of eye banking in India – A review [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Corneal blindness ranks third among the causes of blindness worldwide, after cataract and glaucoma. Corneal transplantation offers us a means to address this, and is currently the most commonly performed transplantation procedure worldwide – restoring ...
Josephine S Christy +4 more
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Immediate impact of COVID-19 on eye banking in India [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Purpose: In India, COVID-19 infected more than 10 million and caused more than 148,000 fatalities during 2020. Due to “lockdown” eye banks were shuttered in March, 2020 and reopened for operations in the month of May, 2020.
Rakhi Nathawat +4 more
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Corneal transplantation and eye banking practices during COVID-19-related lockdown period in India from a network of tertiary eye care centers [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to discuss the guidelines and modification of practices with respect to corneal transplantation and eye banking during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period and beyond, at a network of tertiary care centers in India.
Arvind Roy +4 more
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Partnership models in eye banking – Impact and relevance in Indian context [PDF]
Indian Journal of OphthalmologyCorneal transplantation is the primary treatment for corneal blindness. While India has made significant strides in developing infrastructure, legislation, and community engagement, persistent challenges such as inadequate infrastructure, uneven legal ...
Neeti Gupta, Sunita Chaurasia
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Impact of nationwide COVID-19 lockdown on keratoplasty and eye banking in India: A survey of cornea surgeons and eye banks [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on keratoplasty and Eye Banking in India. Methods: An e-mail survey was conducted among cornea surgeons and eye bankers of India.
Aravind Roy +3 more
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Commentary: Eye banking practices worldwide [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Uma Sridhar +2 more
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