The Lions Eye Bank of Oregon facilitates the distribution of ocular tissue for research, medical education and surgical training. There is an immeasurable benefit to humanity when people give the gift of sight for research and education. Some of the major diseases that are being investigated are macular degeneration and glaucoma, two of the leading causes of blindness. Only through the generosity of eye donors can advances be made in fighting these devastating ocular disorders.
The eye bank’s policy is to utilize donations for transplantation first, whenever possible. There is no age limit to donation, but those donors over the age of 75 are limited to research and medical education uses. As the cornea is usually the only portion of the eye able to be used for transplant, the remainder of the eye can then benefit research for problems that may affect the retina, lens, or other remaining structures of the eye.
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| Listed below are some of the institutions and researchers supported by eye tissue donated to the Lions Eye Bank of Oregon: |
| Lions Eye Bank of Oregon Vision Research Laboratory |
Mark Terry, M.D. and Daniel Friend. Extensive advancements have been made in the selective endothelial replacement. With research tissue from the Lions Eye Bank of Oregon the first suture-less endothelial transplant in the United States was made possible. Endothelial keratoplasty has since replaced traditional full thickness corneal transplants as the treatment of choice for endothelial failure. The Lions Eye Bank of Oregon Vision Research Laboratory has also advanced research in cornea donor screening methods among other important contributions. For more information go to: www.dlek-dsek.com
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Discoveries in Sight at the Devers Memorial Eye Institute of Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital
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Among other studies, progress is being made in the investigation and treatment of glaucoma.
http://www.discoveriesinsight.org/
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Casey Eye Institute at Oregon Health and Sciences University
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Numerous research projects are being investigated, from basic knowledge of how the eye works, to glaucoma and ocular inflammation.
http://www.ohsuhealth.com/cei/research/
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