“Preloaded tissue reduces the surgical time of my cases, and I don’t have the stress of having to trephine and load my own tissue.”
— Kathryn A. Colby, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Ophthalmology NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
Our technicians process up to 75 corneas for EK procedures each week, 50% of which are preloaded.
Precision Processing Down to the Micron
dmek
10-15 microns
dsaek
Ultrathin 40-100 microns. Traditional 100+ microns with 4x less endothelial cell loss
ALK/DALK
Prepared to your specifications
pkp
Full thickness
Choose from predissected, prestained, premarked, and prepunched.
Register your parameters for each type of procedure. Your online account will be set-up with this information and serve as a reference for your tissue requests. Some cases may require a unique set of specifications which can be included on the individual request.
NOW Available FDA Approved Cornea Preservative with Amphotericin B
Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research is pleased to offer FDA approved Kerasave with Amphotericin B for use as a cornea preservative. Kerasave, made by Alchimia in Italy, is a corneal storage medium with an optional Amphotericin B tablet additive. The combined presence of an antifungal agent and antibiotic promotes the microbiological safety of the corneal tissue.
Please contact our team with any questions cornea@lionseyeinsitute.org