eye bank

English

Noun

eye bank (plural eye banks)

1. (US) A reserve store of human corneas kept for treatment of the blind.
   • 2009, Frederick S. Brightbill, Corneal Surgery: Theory, Technique and Tissue‎^[1]:

     The surgeon places a request for tissue with an eye bank expecting that high-quality corneal transplant tissue will be procured, processed, and delivered to the operating room on schedule.