Review of current methods of preparation and distribution of DMEK graft at the eye banks. [PDF]
The scope of eye banking activities has been expanding with the advances and techniques of keratoplasty. With the popularity of descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in the recent decade, there is a need to adopt the preparation of DMEK ...
Singh S+4 more
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Assessment of corneal quality by eye banks. [PDF]
Armitage WJ.
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Eye bank issues: II. Preservation techniques: warm versus cold storage [PDF]
Most of the tissue used for penetrating keratoplasty is issued through eye banks that store the corneoscleral button either in hypothermic storage at 2–6°C or in organ culture at 31–37 ...
AH Kirk+48 more
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Provision of human ocular tissue for biomedical research: trends, limitations, and potential solutions from an eye bank. [PDF]
Post-mortem donor eye tissues are essential for biomedical research. This study analyzes factors affecting donor eye availability for research through a retrospective review of recoveries at a U.S. eye bank between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023.
Straiko MMW+4 more
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Procurement, storage and utilization trends of eye banks in India. [PDF]
Purpose: To study the trends in collection, storage and utilization of donor corneas in eye banks in India. Methods: The data was collected from 12 eye banks in India that collected more than 1000 corneas per year.
Sharma N+19 more
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A New Online Portal Will Match Eye Banks With Researchers Seeking Human Ocular Tissues. [PDF]
Curcio CA.
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In situ cornea harvesting through the Red Cross Organization: a new approach to relieving severe cornea donor shortage in Chinese eye banks. [PDF]
Li SX, Wang FH, Wang T, Han SS, Shi WY.
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Purpose: To study the practical use of the Rubric for Assessment of Eye Bank Professionals for Eye Retrieval (RAEPER) as a competency assessment tool by organizing a workshop in two eye banks – one in India and other in America. Methods: Two-day workshop
Farooqui JH+4 more
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Knowledge and Attitude about Eye Donation among First and Second versus Final Year MBBS Students: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Introduction: The cure of corneal blindness requires manifold increase in the rate of eye donation. The present study was undertaken to assess the knowledge and attitude about eye donation among medical students. A secondary objective of the study was to
Sumit Goyal+5 more
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Banking of post-SMILE stromal lenticules for additive keratoplasty: A new challenge for eye banks? [PDF]
Bievel-Radulescu R+8 more
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