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
Eye of the Dragon were written by Livingstone. Official sites: Eye of the Dragon Eye of the Dragon is a single-player roleplaying gamebook written by Ian Livingstone, illustrated by Martin McKenna and published in 2005 by Wizard Books. It forms part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's "Fighting Fantasy" series. It is the 21st in the Wizard series. "Eye of the Dragon" was the first new "Fighting Fantasy" gamebook published by Wizard, although the book is an extended version of the adventure from Ian Livingstone's earlier book "Dicing with Dragons" rather than a completely original adventure. The book is made up of 407 references