The Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration Inc DBA The Eye-Bank of New York
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
The Eye-Banks state-of-the-art ocular laboratory operates 24/7 to recover, evaluate and distribute safe, quality donor eye tissue for cornea transplants and other ophthalmic surgeries. Staff receives continual education and training in the latest technological advances, including preparing partial thickness grafts for endothelial keratoplasty (EK) procedures.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$4.5MProgram 2 [2020]
The Eye-Banks Marketing Program continued to inform the public about the importance of eye donation and enrolling in the Donate Life Registry through its highly-successful multi-media advertising campaign that reaches a New York metropolitan audience via radio, television, newspapers, transit ads as well as social media platforms and email marketing. Some of The Eye-Banks public service announcements were geared to advising New Yorkers to be mindful of the need to help flatten the curve, by wearing masks and staying home as part of the 2020 media campaign with the understanding that COVID-19 was a critical health crisis.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.1MProgram 3 [2020]
The Eye-Banks Ocular Tissue Research Program supplies donor eye tissue to medical scientists researching cures and treatment of eye diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma and diseases of the retina. In 2020, The Eye-Bank provided its first vials of Adult Human Retina Pigment Epithelial (ah-RPE) cells to researchers conducting studies on the potential for transplanting RPE cells in the future.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1M
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