Subscribe

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Editorial

A Call to Action: Launching the International Journal of Eye Banking

Global Perspectives

The Evolution of Eye Banking in the United States: Landmarks in the History of the Eye Bank Association of America

European Eye Bank Association: Past, Present, and Future

Literature Review

Eye Banking in the 21st Century: How Far Have We Come? Are We Prepared for What’s Ahead?

Original Research

A Prospective, Randomized Trial of DSAEK Outcomes Comparing Different Donor Preparation Devices

Temporal Variability in the Number of Medically Eligible Corneas Released for Glycerol Preservation: the Global Sight Network Experience

Screening Potential Cornea Donors with Signs Indicating Possible Sepsis

Picture Challenge

Picture Challenge: What is This?

The Evolution of Eye Banking in the United States: Landmarks in the History of the Eye Bank Association of America

Authors

Patricia Aiken-O’Neill, JD, Mark J. Mannis, MD

Keywords

corneal transplantation, Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA), eye bank methods, eye banks, history of eye banks

Abstract

Established in 1961, the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) was not only the first eye bank association in the world but also the first association to represent any group of organ or tissue transplantation professionals. Its history is one of additional “firsts”: setting medical standards to ensure tissue safety, establishing an accreditation process for individual eye banks, and developing a certification program for eye bank technicians, among others. To accomplish these initiatives, the EBAA has fostered collaborations with diverse communities, including government officials, corneal surgeons, Lions Clubs members, researchers, tissue and organ banks, and international organizations, thus continuing to evolve its role in pursuit of an unchanging mission: to champion the restoration of sight.

 

References

Zirm E. Successful total keratoplasty. Graefes Arch Klin Exp Opthalmol. 1906;64:581.

Eye Bank Association of America. Mission Statement: Restoring Sight Through the Promotion and Advancement of Eye Banking. Washington, DC: Eye Bank Association of America. www.eyebankingjournal.org/wallofhistory.

Castroviejo R. Presidential lecture. Ocular surgery: yesterday, today and tomorrow. Ann Ophthalmol. 1974;6(1):73-83.

Eye Bank Association of America. Find an eye bank near you [Web page]. Washington, DC: Eye Bank Association of America, 2012. www.restoresight.org/eyebank-map-locations/.

Eye Bank Association of America. Medical Standards. Washington, DC: Eye Bank Association of America; October 2011 (updated twice annually). www.restoresight.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Medical-Standards-Order-Form-3-2012.pdf.

Mannis MJ, Reinhard WJ. Medical standards for eye banks. In Brightbill FS, ed. Corneal Surgery, 2nd ed. St. Louis, MO: CV Mosby; 1993: 31-542.

Mannis, MJ, Sugar J. Syphilis, serologic testing, and the setting of standards for eye banks. Editorial. Am J Ophthalmol. 1995;119(1):93-95.

United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Organ Transplant Act of 1984. Washington, DC: United States Department of Health and Human Services. http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/policiesAndBylaws/nota.asp.

National Association of Medical Examiners [homepage]. Marceline, MO: National Association of Medical Examiners, 2012. http://thename.org/index.php.

UnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministration.ClinicalLaboratories Improvement Act of 1988. Silver Spring, MD: United States Food and Drug Administration. www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/IVDRegulatoryAssistance/ucm124105.

United States Food and Drug Administration. Food and Drug Administration Tissue Guidances for Industry. Silver Spring, MD: United States Food and Drug Administration. www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/Tissue/default.htm.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, PL 104-191, 45 CFR 160, 164, Sections A, E. www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/enforcementrule/enforcementfinalrule. html.

Federal Register. Vol. 65, No. 68. Friday, April 7, 2000. Rules and Regulations. Pages 18448 and 18449.

Eye Bank Association of America Board of Directors [Web page]. Washington, DC: Eye Bank Association of America, 2012. www.restoresight.org/about-us/board-of-directors/.

The Cornea Society [homepage]. Fairfax, VA: The Cornea Society, 2012. www.corneasociety.org.

Eye banks associated with Lions Clubs International [Web page]. Oak Brook, IL: Lions Clubs International, 2012. www.lionsclubs.org/EN/our-work/sight-programs/sight-services/eye-banks.php.

EBAA Medical Standards, 2012. A1.100, Scope.

Cornea Donor Study Investigator Group. The effect of donor age on corneal transplantation outcome: results of the Cornea Donor Study. Ophthalmology. 2008;115(4):620-626.

Sugar A, Tanner JP, Dontchev M, et al, for the Cornea Donor Study Investigator Group. Recipient risk factors for graft failure in the Cornea Donor Study. Ophthalmology. 2009;116:1023-1028.

Sugar J, Montoya M, Dontchev M, et al, for the Cornea Donor Study Investigator Group. Donor risk factors for graft failure in the Cornea Donor Study. Cornea. 2009;28:981-985.

The Richard Lindstrom/EBAA Research Fund [Web page]. Washington, DC: Eye Bank Association of America, 2012. www.restoresight.org/awards-grants/richard-lindstromebaa-research-fund/.

Eye Bank Association of America. Eye Banking Statistical Report, 2011. Washington, DC: Eye Bank Association of America; April, 2012. www.restoresight.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Statistical-Report-Order-Form-3-2012.pdf.

American Association of Tissue Banks [homepage]. McLean, VA: American Association of Tissue Banks, 2012. www.aatb.org/.

Tissue Banks International [homepage]. Baltimore, MD: Tissue Banks International, 2010. www.tbionline.org/.

Eye Bank Association of America. Mary Jane O’Neill Fellowship in International Eye Banking [Web page]. Washington, DC: Eye Bank Association of America, 2012. www.restoresight.org/awards-grants/mary-jane-oneill-fellowship-in-international-eye-banking/.

 

Article PDF

Fullscreen Mode