About Us

Founded in 1961, the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA), is the world’s oldest transplant association and is the nationally-recognized accrediting and standards setting body for eye banks. 

An EBAA eye bank is a nonprofit organization that obtains, medically evaluates, and distributes ocular tissue for transplant, research, and education. EBAA member eye banks provide tissue for approximately 85,000 corneal transplants each year, in addition to 23,000 corneas for education and research. Since 1961, member eye banks have provided tissue for more than 2.5 million sight-restoring transplants.

EBAA has been committed from its inception to ensuring the best possible outcomes for transplant recipients. The Association established the transplantation community’s first Medical Standards, which set best practices from first contact with the donor family through post-surgical follow-up. EBAA’s accreditation program ensures that eye banks maintain and adhere to these Standards, and its certification programs (Certified Eye Banker – Technical and Certified Eye Banker) support the skills, knowledge, and professionalism of eye bank personnel.

Because eye banking and corneal transplantation continue to evolve, EBAA provides conferences, seminars, webinars, and self-study programs that keep eye bankers and physicians current in tissue preparation and transplantation techniques.