Sterile tissue
Sterile tissue, ready from the shelf
Sterilised cornea and sclera for glaucoma and corneal surgery, from two international eye banks and supplied in South Africa. Both lines keep for two years at room temperature, available for scheduled and emergency cases.
Overview
What sterile tissue is
Sterile tissue is donor cornea and sclera that has been terminally sterilised and packaged, so it can be stored at room temperature and used without rinsing or rehydration.
Both suppliers publish their line for glaucoma surgery, including tube and shunt coverage, and for corneal surgery and repair.
Specification
Two sterile tissue options
Evolution Vision supplies sterile tissue from two international eye banks.
halo®
OptiGraft®
Supplied by
Vision Share
Lions World Vision Institute
Tissue
Cornea, sclera, pericardium
Cornea, sclera, Bowman’s layer and Dua’s layer lenticules
Cornea
1/2 & 1/2, 1/3 moon, full/half thick, full/full thick, whole with scleral rim
Whole moon full thickness with scleral rim, whole moon split thickness 9 mm, half moon split thickness 9 mm x 4.5 mm
Sclera
10 x 10 mm
10 mm disk, quarter sclera, third sclera
Sterilisation
Electron beam sterilised
Electron beam sterilised
Storage
Room temperature, up to two years
Room temperature, up to two years
Preparation
Ready to use, no rinsing or rehydration
Ready to use, no rinsing or rehydration
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