Investigation of eye bank status quo in China

Abstract

Explore the status quo of eye bank in each province in China. Design questionnaires according to the eye bank permit standard. Questionnaires were sent to members of Chinese Medical Association Chinese Ophthalmological Society's Cornea Group, large eye hospital and department of ophthalmology in provincial hospital, from February to September 2009. The content involved institution set-up condition of eye bank, request of ground and equipment, personnel, quality management, and propaganda. Subjective questions were also raised about the difficulty and solution. 81 questionnaires were sent out and 59 were replied, in which 18 had no eye bank, and the other 41 had eye banks. More than 35 eye banks equipped with the essential equipment of eye bank; more than 37 (90.2%) did safe detection through blood; 34 (82.9%) eye banks' supply was unable to meet the demand; 32 eye banks (78.0%) in iteratively promoted cornea donation. 24 eye banks reflected that the most important difficulty was unsound of the law, and legislation was to petition; 17 reflected the insufficient of funds; 14 reflected the lack of the unified standard; and 12 advocated the consciousness of contribution. Most of the eye banks in China have the essential hardware equipment and the quality management, but the unbalanced development and the lack of the unified management. The supply of cornea donator is unable to meet the demand.