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Definition of Eye bank
1. Noun. A place for storing and preserving corneas that are obtained from human corpses immediately after death; used for corneal transplantation to patients with corneal defects.
Definition of Eye bank
1. Noun. (American English) a reserve store of human corneas kept for treatment of the blind ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Eye bank
1. A place where corneas of eyes removed after death are preserved for subsequent keratoplasty. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eye Bank
Literary usage of Eye bank
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Australia Pilot by United States Hydrographic Office (1920)
"Popes eye bank (lat. 38° 17', long. 144° 42'), which forms the northeast side of
the south entrance of West Channel, is a bank of sand 1 mile long, ..."
2. The Methods and Machinery of Practical Banking by Claudius Buchanan Patten (1891)
"To the eye. Bank of England notes are a very plain bill—merely black printing
upon white paper of the best possible quality. This paper is specially made ..."
3. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"... the bequest of eyes for therapeutic purposes to aid the blind has greatly
increased, and this year saw the world's first eye bank for preserving corneas ..."
4. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"... of Medical Specialty Societies Dairy and Food Nutrition Council of the Southeast
Emergency Nurses Association eye bank Association of America Federation ..."
5. Healthy People 2000 by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... of Medical Specialty Societies Dairy and Food Nutrition Council of the Southeast
Emergency Nurses Association eye bank Association of America Federation ..."
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