Study references can be obtained by e-mail from the eye bank. Sections are preserved as eighths, quarters, halves, and whole sclera. Requests for sclera should be made in the same fashion as requests for corneal tissue. Frozen whole globes are generally readily available. Fresh whole globes will be procured according to request and availability of suitable donors.
Whole globes preserved in formalin are also available.
When making requests, please state storage method and preference for phakic, or pseudophakic lenses. Serology is not routinely performed on research tissue . There is a nominal fee for the processing of research tissue. Medical students and residents should contact the eye bank for having this fee waived.