Lions Eye Bank is the designation given to the various non-profit eye banks operated by member chapters within the Lions Clubs International service organisation. The banks store and prepare donated corneas for transplantation. Corneas may be stored for up to fourteen days[1] before being distributed to an ophthalmic surgeon for transplantation.
There are over 60 Lions Eye Banks around the world, supported as ongoing projects by Lions service clubs.[2]
Australia edit
New South Wales and Victoria edit
- The Lions NSW Eye Bank in Sydney provides over 350 grafts to the people of NSW each year.[3]
- The Lions Eye Donation Service Melbourne is a collaboration between The Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) of the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, the University of Melbourne, and the Lions Clubs of Victoria and Southern New South Wales.[4]
Western Australia edit
- The Western Australian Lions Eye Bank was established in 1986 and is housed at the Lions Eye Institute in Perth, Western Australia.[5] It is the only facility of its kind in Western Australia, and coordinates the collection, processing and distribution of eye tissue for transplantation. The Bank also maintains a waitlist of patients who require corneal graft operations. About 100 corneas are provided by the Bank for transplant each year. Corneal transplants have a high rate of success, but Western Australia has a shortage of donated human eye tissue.
Brazil edit
Goiás edit
- The Fundação Banco De Olhos De Goiás is a project of the Lions Club of Greater Goiânia.[6]
Canada edit
Manitoba and Ontario edit
- The Lions Foundation of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario established the Lions Eye Bank of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario, located in Winnipeg, in 1984.[7]
Saskatchewan edit
- The Lions Eye Bank of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon has existed for more than 25 years and operates in partnership with the Saskatchewan Transplant Program.[8]
Germany edit
Baden-Württemberg edit
- The Lions Eye Bank BW is part of the University Medical Center Freiburg.[9]
North Rhine-Westphalia edit
- The Lions Eye Bank NRW was established in 1995 and is part of the Universitäts-Augenklinik Düsseldorf.
Indonesia edit
Jakarta edit
- The Lions Eye Bank Jakarta (LEBJ) operates in collaboration with the Indonesia Lions Foundation and JEC Eye Hospitals and Clinics, the first eye hospital in Indonesia to achieve Joint Commission International accreditation. Established in November 2017, LEBJ has facilitated over 125 corneal transplants to date.
United States edit
Arkansas edit
- The Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Lab is located in Little Rock.
Colorado edit
- The Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank is located in Aurora and provides tissue for over 2,500 cornea transplants each year to recipients in Colorado and Wyoming.[10]
Florida edit
- The Florida Lions Eye Bank is located in Miami.
Hawai'i edit
- The Lions Eye Bank of Hawai'i is located in Honolulu and is a project of the District 50 Lions Club.
Idaho edit
- Envision, located in Boise, is a project of the District 39E Eastern Idaho and District 39W Western Idaho Lions Clubs.
Indiana edit
- VisionFirst, also known as the Indiana Lions Eye Bank, is the largest eye bank in Indiana and provides over 2,000 corneas annually for transplant.[11] It is located in Indianapolis.
Iowa edit
- The Iowa Lions Eye Bank is located in Iowa City and is affiliated with the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.[12]
Kentucky edit
- The Kentucky Lions Eye Bank is located in Louisville.
Minnesota edit
- Lions Gift of Sight, located in Minneapolis, is part of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences at the University of Minnesota, and provides over 1,000 corneas annually.[13]
Mississippi edit
- The Mississippi Lions Eye Bank is located in Flowood.
Nebraska edit
- The Lions Eye Bank of Nebraska is located in Omaha and was established in 1960.[14]
New Mexico edit
- The New Mexico Lions Eye Bank is located in Albuquerque and is operated by CorneaGen.
New York edit
- Lions Eye Bank for Long Island
- Lions Eye Bank at Albany
- Lions Eye Bank at Rochester
Ohio edit
- Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank
- Lions Eye Bank of West Central Ohio
Oklahoma edit
- Oklahoma Lions Eye Bank
Pennsylvania edit
- Lions Eye Bank of the Delaware Valley
- Lions Eye Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico edit
- Lions Eye Bank of Puerto Rico
South Dakota edit
- Dakota Lions Sight & Health
Tennessee edit
- East Tennessee Lions Eye Bank
Texas edit
- District 2-E1 Lions Tissue and Eye Bank
- Lions Eye Bank of Texas
- Great Plains Lions Eye Bank
- Western Texas Lions Eye Bank Alliance
Utah edit
- Utah Lions Eye Bank & John A. Moran Eye Center
Virginia edit
- Lions Medical Eye Bank & Research Center of Eastern Virginia
Wisconsin edit
- Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin
References edit
- ^ "FAQs". Eye Bank Association of America. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "Lions Eye Bank Network" (PDF). International Association of Lions Clubs. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ "Lions NSW Eye Bank". Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ "The Lions Eye Donation Service | CERA". www.cera.org.au. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "Lions Eye Institute - History & Corporate Structure". Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ "FUBOG – Fundação Banco de Olhos de Goiás" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "About". Lions Foundation. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "Lions Serving Lions Saskatchewan District 5SKS - Lions e-District Houses". e-district.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "hhb | Universitätsklinikum Freiburg". www.uniklinik-freiburg.de. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "Mission & Programs - Rocky Mountain Eye Bank". corneas.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "VisionFirst". VisionFirst. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "About Us | Iowa Lions Eye Bank". iowalionseyebank.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "Lions Gift of Sight Eye Bank | Lions Gift of Sight". lionsgiftofsight.umn.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "History | Lions Eye Bank". Retrieved 2021-08-17.