Southeast Texas
Lions Eye Bank, Inc.
Lions Eye Bank, Inc.
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UTMB Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program |
Southeast Texas Lions Eye Bank is available for recovery to eye tissue 24hrs a day. The cornea is the clear, front part of the eye that is about the size and shape of a contact lens. Vision reduced or lost if it becomes damaged or diseased may be restored through cornea transplantation. Cornea transplantation surgery s the world's oldest, most frequently performed and most successful transplantation surgery, restoring vision for more that 90 percent of the people suffering from corneal blindness. Currently the most effective substitute for a human cornea is another human cornea. It is surgically removed during the donation process. Highly skilled technicians must remove the tissue within six to twelve hours after death. The whole process takes less than two hours. The restoration procedures during the donation process make it hard to tell, without knowledge of the donation, that a donation actually took place. In fact, most families have normal funeral arrangements with an open casket. Extra care is given to ensure confidentiality to donor, donor family, and recipients. The end results of this process are the recipients' sight is restored. Criteria for Donation
The following is the preliminary criteria for a transplant donor. A detailed list of exclusionary criteria is available upon request. These criteria are exclusive to Southeast Texas Lions Eye Bank, Inc. as every eye bank sets its own criteria based upon guidelines from the CDC, FDA , state and other regulatory bodies like the Eye Bank Association of America.
Almost any one may become an eye donor. We will not recover donor tissue if the recovery would put the technician or the recipient in danger. Also tissue intended for transplantation must meet additional medical standards and pass extensive testing and evaluation. Reference Accounts
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by Phone. 866-902-3937