eye bank
Tissue donation facility
An eye bank is a facility that collects, evaluates, and stores donated human eye tissue—primarily corneas—for use in transplant surgeries.
Like blood banks, eye banks serve as intermediaries between donors and recipients: She registered as an eye bank donor.
The corneas must be harvested within hours of death to remain viable.
Eye's clear outer dome
- scleraEyeball's outer membrane
- ophthalmologistEye disease physician
- visual impairmentUncorrectable seeing deficit
Low-temperature biological preservation
- cold storageRefrigerated preservation space
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- cell countEnumeration of biological units
viability · expiration · medium · refrigeration · quality control · sclera
Surgical replacement of damaged eye covering
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- tissue matchingAssessing biological compatibility for transplants
- recipientOne who receives something
- waiting listRecord of hopeful applicants
allocation · preservation · storage · retrieval · procurement · rejection · endothelial
Source for medical grafts
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- legacyWhat's passed down
- posthumousOccurring after death
cadaveric · bequest · donor registry · next of kin · deceased donor · memorial · tribute · donor family
Organization serving public good
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- registryOfficial record of entries
- storage facilitySpace for keeping things
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
network · federation · coordination · distribution center · inventory · allocation · waitlist · referral
cornea
Eye's clear outer dome
- scleraEyeball's outer membrane
- ophthalmologistEye disease physician
- visual impairmentUncorrectable seeing deficit
cryopreservation
Low-temperature biological preservation
- cold storageRefrigerated preservation space
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
cell count · viability · expiration · medium · refrigeration · quality control · sclera
cornea transplant
Surgical replacement of damaged eye covering
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- tissue matchingAssessing biological compatibility for transplants
- recipientOne who receives something
waiting list · allocation · preservation · storage · retrieval · procurement · rejection · endothelial
tissue donor
Source for medical grafts
posthumous · cadaveric · bequest · donor registry · next of kin · deceased donor · memorial · tribute · donor family · gratitude
nonprofit
Organization serving public good
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- registryOfficial record of entries
- storage facilitySpace for keeping things
accreditation · network · federation · coordination · distribution center · inventory · allocation · waitlist · referral · outreach