The use of amniotic membrane (AM) is a widespread clinical practice for eye surgeries and
the treatment of an increasing number of ocular surface pathologies. Here we describe the …

Objectives To assess to which extent the COVID-19 pandemic affected corneal
transplantation by virtue of donor selection algorithms in different European countries …

Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) is a corneal surgical technique which
selectively replaces the damaged posterior part of the cornea with a healthy donor graft …

Background: The European Directive on setting standards of quality and safety for human
tissues and cells obliges tissue establishments to implement a quality management system …

Correspondence have significantly challenged the eye banks. Although COVID-19 cases
are flattening over time and the lockdown is partially eased, a further delay is expected …

Isolated limbal epithelial stem cells (LESCs) were cultured with or without a 3T3 murine
fibroblast feeder-layer (FL) in 4 different culture media on culture plates or on denuded …

Background Inter-laboratory proficiency schemes are widely used to control the performance
of clinical and forensic toxicology laboratories. In 2016 the Laboratory of Environmental …

Purpose: To investigate the effect of postmortem intervals and prognostic factors on
endothelial cell density (ECD) of human donor corneas during preservation and at 1 and 3 …

Purpose To describe a new proxy of the Eye Bank (EB) activity named “Eye Bank Efficiency
Index”(EBEI), calculated as the ratio between the number of corneal tissues distributed by an …

Retinal degenerative diseases are one of the main clinical causes of incurable and severe
visional impairment. Thus, extensive research effort is put into the development of new …