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Which part of the eye is stored in eye banks for trasplant?

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Which part of the eye is stored in eye banks for trasplant?
posted Aug 11, 2017 by anonymous

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The first eye bank was founded in 1944. Currently, in the United States, eye banks provide tissue for about 46,000 cornea transplants each year to treat conditions such as keratoconus and corneal scarring.

answer Aug 16, 2017 by Shivaranjini
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