Transplantation & Organ Services
Eye Bank
Procurement, evaluation, processing, and storage of donor corneal tissue, supplying transplant-ready grafts for keratoplasty procedures performed across the hospital.
About this service
The Eye Bank at Mersin University Hospital is a licensed facility responsible for recovering, evaluating, and preserving donor corneal tissue for use in sight-restoring transplantation. Following ethical consent and thorough donor screening, trained technicians recover corneal tissue and assess its quality using slit-lamp and specular microscopy to confirm suitability for grafting. Approved tissue is processed and stored under controlled conditions in specialized preservation media until it is matched to a recipient. By maintaining a reliable, quality-checked supply of donor corneas, the Eye Bank directly supports the hospital's corneal transplantation program and helps shorten waiting times for patients needing keratoplasty. Its rigorous standards for screening, traceability, and storage safeguard tissue safety for both local and international patients undergoing corneal surgery.
Scope of services
- Donor Corneal Tissue Recovery
- Donor Screening and Consent
- Tissue Quality Evaluation
- Specular Microscopy Assessment
- Corneal Tissue Preservation and Storage
- Graft Distribution and Traceability
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