eye bank

noun

A reserve store of human corneas kept for treatment of the blind.

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Meanings

nouneye bank (plural eye banks)

plural eye banks

  1. USA reserve store of human corneas kept for treatment of the blind.

    The surgeon places a request for tissue with an eye bank expecting that high-quality corneal transplant tissue will be procured, processed, and delivered to the operating room on schedule.

    2009, Frederick S. Brightbill, Corneal Surgery: Theory, Technique and Tissue
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