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
Guild Wars: Eye of the North 40 new armor sets, and 10 new "heroes", in addition to the new items, weapons, and titles added as usual in every "Guild Wars" campaign. It is in part intended to act as a bridge from "Guild Wars" to "Guild Wars 2" and introduces the new races of the "Norn" (dwellers on the icy slopes of the Shiverpeak Mountains to the north) and "Asura" (inhabitants of the southern part of the Maguuma Jungle), both of which would later become playable in the sequel. "Eye of the North" continues the "Prophecies" story, which is told in three acts. In Act I,