EVERSIGHT SERVICES
TISSUE SERVICES
TISSUE SERVICES
Eversight delivers exceptional customer service and access to the latest tissue processing techniques
through a global network of community eye banks. All tissue provided by Eversight meets the
highest quality standards established by the Eye Bank Association of America, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration and Eversight Medical Advisory Committee.
Tissue for Transplant
Prepared according to surgeon preference
Cornea or Whole Eye
(penetrating or lamellar transplant;
keratoprosthesis; keratolimbal allograft)
• Cornea with epithelium centration dot
• Cornea with trephine marking
Cornea prepared for ALK or DSAEK
(lamellar dissection by Moria microkeratome)
• ALK
• DSAEK (90µ-200µ)
• Ultrathin DSAEK (40µ-90µ)
Pre-loaded DSAEK
• 70-200µ
(DSAEK ranges approved by the Eversight
Medical Advisory Committee)
Cornea prepared for DMEK
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Peripheral or central hinge
Orientation markings
Single partial trephination
Double partial trephination
Cornea prepared for LAK/IEK
Cornea for glaucoma shunt coverage
• Stored in Optisol GS
» » Whole
» » Partial thickness cornea
» » Lamellar-prepared
» » Bisected
• Long-term preserved in ethanol or glycerol
» » Whole
» » Bisected
» » Anterior lenticule
Tissue for Research
Whole Eye
Posterior Pole
Cornea
Conjunctiva
Lens
Limbal Scleral Rim Remnant
Tissue for Research: Service fees do not include costs for serology
testing, shipping, special processing (i.e., dissections, preservations,
etc.), or requests for tissue that requires additional donor screening.
Fees for these services vary, so please contact us for more information.
For a specific surgical service or tissue
preparation not included here, contact:
Lauren Johnson
Tissue Processing Services Manager
(800) 247-7250, ext. 2597
[email protected]
For a specific research-related service,
tissue preparation or preservation, contact:
Colleen Vrba, CEBT
Research Program Manager
(312) 469-5552
[email protected]
Sclera
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Whole
Half
Quarter
Eighth
6mm disc
An Eversight representative is always available to
accommodate emergency tissue requests. Call the
Tissue Placement Hotline at (866) 900-8119.
Tissue Placement: (866) 900-8119 • Fax (734) 780-2730 • [email protected]