eye bank
noun
: a storage place for human corneas from the newly dead for transplant to the eyes of those blind from corneal defects
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The unclaimed cellphones collected by Old Ebbitt Grill get donated to Goodwill and women’s shelters, while the many glasses left at Joe’s are sent to eye banks.
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Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
An Orlando eye bank that processes and distributes tissue for cornea transplants has drawn the attention of state lawmakers in Tallahassee, sparking a debate over whether for-profit companies are turning body parts into commodities.
—Skyler Swisher, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Oct. 2021
All the money raised went directly to the eye bank where many will benefit in their eye care.
—Houston Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2018
To thank Mike Patel, the owner of Russo's, for his support of the drive, the club presented him with a plaque for a life membership in the eye bank.
—Houston Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2018
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Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
An Orlando eye bank that processes and distributes tissue for cornea transplants has drawn the attention of state lawmakers in Tallahassee, sparking a debate over whether for-profit companies are turning body parts into commodities.
—Skyler Swisher, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Oct. 2021
All the money raised went directly to the eye bank where many will benefit in their eye care.
—Houston Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2018
To thank Mike Patel, the owner of Russo's, for his support of the drive, the club presented him with a plaque for a life membership in the eye bank.
—Houston Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2018
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“Eye bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20bank. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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