ETB-BISLIFE selects, stores, allocates, and processes donated human eye tissue for transplantation purposes domestically and abroad. We take great care in offering top-quality grafts for patients with an eye condition.
Cornea
Product range
ETB-BISLIFE acts as an intermediary for surgeons who are looking for a donor cornea.
Requesting tissue
The Netherlands has a waiting list for donor corneas.
Storage and use
Corneas are stored at a temperature of 31 °C, in a specially formulated medium.
Donors
In principle, donor corneas can be obtained from the entire Eurotransplant region, but they mainly originate in the Netherlands.
Processing
The cornea is the transparent, front part of the eye that lets in light so that people can see.
Recipients
Which patients are eligible for a donor cornea?
History
In 1981 the Cornea Bank Amsterdam was set up as the result of a project of the Research Group for Cornea Preservation.