Paradigm Shift in Eye Banking: From Tissue Retrieval to Cellular Harvesting and Bioengineering

Cornea. 2025 Jan 1;44(1):1-6. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003691. Epub 2024 Oct 4.

Abstract

An integrated cell, tissue, and eye bank is vital to meet the evolving needs of ocular transplant therapies. In addition to traditional corneal transplant tissues, it encompasses processing and delivery of transplant materials for newer treatments like cell-based therapies and gene-modified products, adhering to rigorous standards, optimizing tissue utilization with comprehensive services for surgeons.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bioengineering
  • Corneal Diseases / surgery
  • Corneal Diseases / therapy
  • Corneal Transplantation* / methods
  • Eye Banks*
  • Humans
  • Tissue Donors / supply & distribution
  • Tissue Engineering / methods
  • Tissue and Organ Harvesting* / methods