Lions eye banks perform valuable sight-saving functions, including retrieving and storing healthy eye tissue for corneal transplants and research. A staff of professionals at the eye bank recover, evaluate and distribute human eye tissue for vision restoration, research and education. Eye surgeons rely on eye banks to supply them with eye tissue for sight-saving procedures (such as corneal transplants) for persons who have eye disease or injury.
Lions have been providing support for eye banks for nearly 65 years. Currently, there are more than 60 official Lions Eye Banks throughout the world.
A Lions eye bank is a not-for-profit organization that:
Lions clubs, as well as the public, have opportunities to play a key role in support of Lions eye banks:
