Cornea Donation & Transplantation Statistics
Eye banks take their stewardship of the gift of sight very seriously. They train their staff to ensure that corneal tissue recovered is safe for transplantation and is of the highest quality. The EBAA holds eye banks to a high level of professionalism through the promulgation of medical standards, a stringent accreditation program, examination and certification for technicians, research grants, and continuing education seminars and scientific sessions.
In 2009, the number of donations reported by U. S. member banks increased by 13.1 percent, from 94,864 in 2008 to 107,289.
A total of 59,784 corneal grafts were supplied by U.S. banks in 2009.
Last year, there were 42,606 corneal transplants performed in the U.S.
The amount of tissue offered for research last year was 14,547 and for education and training was 7,113.
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