J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1991 Jul;32(7):594-603.

Analysis of Donors Through the Central Eye Bank

• Uhm SL
• Chung SK
• Myong YW
• Rhee SW

Abstract

The authors analyzed 1867 donor eyes which were obtained from Central Eye Bank at St Mary's Hospital from Jan. 1977 to Aug. 1990. 1. 658 donors(68.7%) were female and 539(56.4%) were above 60 years of age. 2. The most common cause of death was circulatory disease(29.4%), followed by respiratory disease(20.4%) and tumor(13.7%) 3. In death to enucleation time, sixty-eight percent were below 6 hours and twelve percent were between 6 and 12 hours. 4. The most common source of donation was KOT DONG NAE(57.8%), followed by a charity institute(35.4%) and register(4.7%). 5. 982 eyes were used for research; of those, 520 eyes (52.9%) were used for research because of the cause of death.

Keyword

Central Eye Bank; Donor eye

MeSH Terms

Cause of Death
Charities
Eye Banks*
Female
Humans
Tissue Donors*