Eye bank Eye bank Eye banks recover, prepare and deliver donated eyes for cornea transplants and research. The first successful cornea transplant was performed in 1905 and the first eye bank was founded in 1944. Currently, in the United States, eye banks provide tissue for over 80,000 cornea transplants each year to treat conditions such as keratoconus and corneal scarring. In some cases, the white of the eye (sclera) is used to surgically repair recipient eyes. Unlike other organs and tissues, there is an adequate supply of corneas for transplants in the United States, and excess tissue is exported internationally, where there
The Mind's Eye & Mission of the Viyrans audio dramas "Urgent Calls", "Urban Myths" and "The Vanity Box". This story marks the first appearance of the Viyrans for Big Finish. They first appeared in the short story "No One Died", also written by Nicholas Briggs, featuring the Tenth Doctor and published in the 2007 Doctor Who Storybook. The Viyrans return against the Sixth Doctor in "Patient Zero". The Mind's Eye & Mission of the Viyrans The Mind's Eye is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It is a three-part story written by Colin Brake and was released