A paradigm shift in eye banking: how new models are challenging the status quo

This article presents a fact-based, direct approach in order to evaluate the strengths and short comings of both local eye banks and larger companies that have penetrated the market of eye donation. By taking a non-biased approach to the topic, the goal of this article is to create a platform, which...

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Autores principales: Moshirfar, Majid, Goldberg, Jackson L, Brown, Tanner W, Wagner, William D, Ronquillo, Yasmyne C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Perspectives
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6311318/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30643380
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S181534
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description This article presents a fact-based, direct approach in order to evaluate the strengths and short comings of both local eye banks and larger companies that have penetrated the market of eye donation. By taking a non-biased approach to the topic, the goal of this article is to create a platform, which furthers the discussion. We focus on SightLife and CorneaGen as well as local eye banks and how their models differ in terms of tissue procurement, distribution, and surgeon partnership.
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spelling pubmed-63113182019-01-14 A paradigm shift in eye banking: how new models are challenging the status quo Moshirfar, Majid Goldberg, Jackson L Brown, Tanner W Wagner, William D Ronquillo, Yasmyne C Clin Ophthalmol Perspectives This article presents a fact-based, direct approach in order to evaluate the strengths and short comings of both local eye banks and larger companies that have penetrated the market of eye donation. By taking a non-biased approach to the topic, the goal of this article is to create a platform, which furthers the discussion. We focus on SightLife and CorneaGen as well as local eye banks and how their models differ in terms of tissue procurement, distribution, and surgeon partnership. Dove Medical Press 2018-12-27 /pmc/articles/PMC6311318/ /pubmed/30643380 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S181534 Text en © 2019 Moshirfar et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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