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THE CORNEA: DONOR TO RECIPIENT Recovers corneas from donor #eyedonationmonth eyedonationmonth.org DONOR HOSPITAL DONOR SERVICES RECOVERY EYE BANK TECHNICIAN OPHTHALMOLOGIST SURGEON CORNEA PREPARATION CORNEA DONATION PATIENT CARE & TRANSPLANT DONOR FAMILY SERVICES POST-TRANSPLANT SERVICES MEDICAL RECIPIENT COORDINATOR EXAMINER STAFF FAMILY TECHNICIAN CERTIFIED ASSURANCE MANAGER QUALITY MEDICAL DIRECTOR CORNEAL Notifies the eye bank about potential donors Authorizes cornea recovery if the donor is not registered; provides donor’s medical history Generous individual whose corneas make sight restoration possible Recovers corneas f rom donor Explains the donation process to families; obtains donor’s medical history Coordinates access to the donor if the recovery is not performed in a hospital Evaluates corneas and donor’s medical history to determine suitability for transplant; prepares corneas for transplant or for research and education Physician who oversees the eye bank’s operations; has final authority over the cornea’s suitability for transplant Ensures that the eye bank’s operations meet EBAA Medical Standards cornea transplant restored through or injury; sight is corneal disease Suffers f rom with donor’s family message of gratitude family; shares recipient’s andsupport to donor’s Provides follow-up as ophthalmologist) procedure (may be same Performs the transplant ®
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THE CORNEA:
DONOR TO RECIPIENT
Recovers corneas
from donor
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s in
div
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se c
orne
as m
ake
sigh
t res
tora
tion
poss
ible
Recovers corneas
from donor
Explains the donation
process to families;
obtains donor’s
medical history
Coordinates access to the donor if the recovery is not performed
in a hospital
Evaluates corneas and
donor’s medical history
to determine suitability
for transplant; prepares
corneas for transplant or
for research and education
Physician who oversees
the eye bank’s operations;
has final authority over
the cornea’s suitability
for transplant
Ensures th
at the eye b
ank’s
operations meet EB
AA
Medical Standards
cornea transplant
restored through
or injury; sight is
corneal disease
Suffers from
with donor’s fam
ily
message of gratitude
family; shares recipient’s
and
supp
ort to donor’s
Provid
es follow-u
p
as ophthalmologist) procedure (may be same Performs the transplant
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