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Who can be an eye donor? |
| A.1. Almost everyone. Cataracts, poor eyesight, or cancer do not necessarily prohibit someone from becoming an eye donor. |
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| Q.2. Why should eyes be donated? |
| A.2. To help give sight to another person. There is no substitute for donated human eyes for the preservation and restoration of sight. |
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| Q.3. What is an eye bank? |
| A.3. An eye bank is the link between people who donate their eyes and people who help restore sight. Eye banks obtain, medically evaluate and distribute eyes that are donated by humanitarian-minded people for use in transplantation, research, and education. |
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| Q.4. Can the whole eye be transplanted? |
| A.4. No. At this time, only the cornea or sclera can be transplanted. The entire eye can be used for research and education. |
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| Q.5. What is a cornea transplant? |
| A.5. A cornea transplant is the surgical procedure that replaces an unhealthy cornea with a healthy donor cornea. More than 90 percent of corneal transplant operations are successful, making this operation the most successful transplant procedure that exists. |
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| Q.6. How soon after a donation must a cornea be transplanted? |
| A.6. A cornea is usually transplanted within three to seven days of donation. |
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| Q.7. Will the donor’s family have to pay any additional expenses related to donation? |
| A.7. No. Donor families are not responsible for costs related to the recover of organs, tissues, or eyes. |
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| Q.8. Is there any delay in funeral arrangements? |
| A.8. No. Eye donation normally occurs within six hours of death. Donation organizations work closely with family members and funeral directors to ensure the family's needs are met for funeral services. |
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| Q.9. Are all donor corneas suitable for transplantation? |
| A.9. No. The Minnesota Lions Eye Bank routinely recovers research eye tissue; so about one-half of the donated eyes received by the eye bank are designated for transplantation. Eyes used for research and for teaching advance the knowledge of the causes of specific eye conditions and lead to new treatments and cures. |
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