Eye Bank

Eye Bank

Recognized as one of the top centres of Excellence in Eye Banking by SightLife
Donor Corneas Harvested
Corneal Transplants Performed

The Ramayamma International Eye Bank (RIEB) is the largest provider of sight restoring corneas in India and a SightLife Center of Excellence in Eye Banking. Since its establishment in 1989, RIEB has greatly increased the collection of transplantable donor corneas and elevated eye banking performance standards in India and other parts of the developing world. As a leader in eye banking across south east Asia, RIEB has contributed significantly to the effective networking and proliferation of eye banks through promotion of community eye banking programs.

2022-2023

Highlights

  • The Ramayamma International Eye Bank (RIEB) is the largest provider of sight restoring corneas in India and a SightLife Center of Excellence in Eye Banking. Since its establishment in 1989, RIEB has greatly increased the collection of transplantable donor corneas and elevated eye banking performance standards in India and other parts of the developing world. As a leader in eye banking across south east Asia, RIEB has contributed significantly to the effective networking and proliferation of eye banks through promotion of community eye banking programs.
  • During DDEB’s 20th anniversary celebrations, a commemorative book ‘Drushti Daan: Success Story of An Eye Bank’ was released by the honourable Governor of Odisha, Prof. Ganeshi Lal. Also, an MoU was signed between the DDEB and District Headquarters Hospital, Kendrapara, making eight districts in Odisha part of the cornea harvesting network.
  • During DDEB’s 20th anniversary celebrations, a commemorative book ‘Drushti Daan: Success Story of An Eye Bank’ was released by the honourable Governor of Odisha, Prof. Ganeshi Lal. Also, an MoU was signed between the DDEB and District Headquarters Hospital, Kendrapara, making eight districts in Odisha part of the cornea harvesting network.
  • During DDEB’s 20th anniversary celebrations, a commemorative book ‘Drushti Daan: Success Story of An Eye Bank’ was released by the honourable Governor of Odisha, Prof. Ganeshi Lal. Also, an MoU was signed between the DDEB and District Headquarters Hospital, Kendrapara, making eight districts in Odisha part of the cornea harvesting network.
  • An eye bank was established at a government institute in Varanasi: the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University. A collaborative initiative between The Hans Foundation, TATA Trusts, and LVPEI, it aims to achieve zero waiting for corneal transplant surgeries in the region, at the heart of Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state.

Eye Bank Network

Setting New Records

Ramayamma International Eye Bank achieved the milestone of collecting 1,19,000+ corneas since inception. Of these 69,900+ corneas were distributed for transplantation.



7326 Corneas Utilized

3592 corneas were distributed within the LVPEI network and 3734 were distributed to surgeons outside the network.
2307
corneas were used for training and research.


MK Medium and AM processed in-house

Supplied to eye banks and surgeons within and outside India

25,661 vials of McCarey-Kaufman (MK) Medium, a cost-effective solution used for storage and preservation of donor corneas
2899 vials of Amniotic Membrane (AM) for ocular surface reconstructive surgery


Testimonials

I prefer to get the corneal tissues that I need for surgeries from LVPEI because of the high quality of these tissues. Additionally, LVPEI also does a thorough job at packaging, paper work and other logistic arrangements.

Dr Santosh Suman Cornea Eye Hospital, Vadodara