85,411
Number of corneas provided for transplant in 2018
68,102
U.S. donors of ocular tissue in 2018
95+%
Success rate of cornea transplants
$6.0B
Lifetime economic benefit of cornea transplants performed in 2018
“Knowing Maddie's giving spirit, I am sure she is smiling down on us every day because we allowed her to help someone else.”
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“Today, he isn’t scared to do any of the things he loves, like swimming and riding four-wheelers with his cousins or playing quarterback with his brothers during football.”
Read More#HealthyVisionMonth is the perfect time to learn about the steps you can take to keep your eyes healthy and to help prevent vision loss in the future.
By wearing sunglasses, protecting your eyes during work or sports events, eating eye-healthy foods, and getting plenty of physical activity, you can make important strides in maintaining your eye health for years to come. #MyVisionMyFuture #RestoreSight #ProtectYourSight
Today is the last day to register online for the 2019 EBAA Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona!
Highlights of this year’s meeting include: research on whole eye transplantation, hands-on tissue evaluation, interactive media training, a wild west social event in the desert, the latest research in eye banking, meaningful educational sessions, personal accounts about the #giftofsight, an exhibit hall with the newest products for eye bank professionals, numerous networking opportunities, and much much more!
Reserve your seat- register today! #MeetingMondays #EBAA2019
2019 EBAA Annual Meeting - Eye Bank Association of America
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Registration is open for the 2019 Annual Meeting, taking place, June 5 – 8, 2018, at the Fairmont Scottsdale Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) and the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) have partnered to launch EyeFind, a new online tool
that will connect eye and vision researchers with eye banks to more efficiently obtain eye tissue that is critical for their research.
The Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) has released its 2018 Eye Banking Statistical Report which includes data from all 57 U.S. and 11 international member eye bank reporting entities for the calendar year 2018.
Read MoreThe Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA), a nonprofit member-based association dedicated to the restoration of sight worldwide, today launched its Ocular Network Exchange, also known as ONE, to help member eye banks provide higher quality ocular tissue to surgeons and to find the best possible use for donated corneas.
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