Beyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital Eye Bank is one of the most critical units of our hospital, managing the procurement, processing, laboratory evaluation, and surgical preparation of healthy and reliable corneal tissues for our patients awaiting corneal transplant (keratoplasty) treatment. Maintaining the viability and transparency of the corneal tissue and preserving it until the transplant stage constitutes the core operational competence of our unit.
In our unit, processes such as donor selection, tissue recovery, microbiological and serological screening, endothelial cell analysis, and preservation of tissue under sterile conditions are meticulously carried out within the framework of international standards and the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health regulations. The high quality of tissues to be used in the treatment of pathologies requiring corneal transplantation (keratoconus, bullous keratopathy, corneal dystrophies, infectious sequelae, etc.) is the key to surgical success.
Our Eye Bank is not merely a tissue storage center; it is also a quality management center that works in full harmony with our surgical teams, supervises pre-transplant tissue compatibility, and guarantees tissue safety during the surgical process. With the discipline brought by being an academic training and research hospital, each donor tissue undergoes a detailed evaluation process according to scientific criteria.
In accordance with our ethical principles, a principle of full confidentiality is adopted between tissue donors and recipients, and we act with the "first, do no harm" principle at every step. Our Eye Bank works in coordination with our "Cornea and Contact Lens" department, which conducts corneal transplant surgeries, aiming to offer our patients a transparent and high-standard transplantation process.
The primary goal of our Eye Bank is to optimize the waiting times for our patients awaiting corneal transplantation in our country, to maintain the safety of the tissues to be transplanted at the highest level, and to manage this sacred process—which offers our patients the opportunity to see again through the possibilities of modern ophthalmology—with scientific and ethical precision.