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Note: Initial application must be for Associate (Unaccredited) Membership. Accreditation is a separate process. For more information on EBAA Accreditation, visit here.

For information about membership dues, contact Kevin Corcoran, President and CEO.

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Please provide statistic for the previous year, beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31. Count only those eyes/corneas recovered locally by your eye bank.
Please provide statistic for the previous year, beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31. Count only those eyes/corneas recovered locally by your eye bank.
Please provide statistic for the previous year, beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31. Count only those eyes/corneas recovered locally by your eye bank.
Please provide statistic for the previous year, beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31. Count only those eyes/corneas recovered locally by your eye bank.

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Please attach 1-3 letters of support and recommendation from related medical or health service organizations (e.g. local ophthalmologic society, US eye bank with which you have worked, etc.).
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Please attach a letter signed by the eye bank’s Board President (head of governing body); physician Medical Director and Executive Director (or head of staff) confirming the group’s intent to pursue EBAA Membership.
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I have read, and our eye bank will comply with, EBAA’s Principles of Professional Conduct.

A $100 application fee must accompany all membership applications. This fee can be submitted via check payable to the Eye Bank Association of America, 1101 17th Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036. Or follow this link to pay the membership application fee online.

Applications are reviewed by the Constitution & Bylaws Committee and put forward to the Board of Directors for approval. The Constitution & Bylaws Committee reserves the right to request additional information during its review process. Please allow 60-90 days for the application approval process.

Please contact Kevin Corcoran, President and CEO, with any questions about EBAA Membership or the membership application process.

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