Do corneal tissue providers inform their community that they export corneas? An audit of publicly available sector websites

Abstract

Aim: The exportation of corneas from one nation to another, for transplantation services, is responsible for 23% of all global transplants. Global allocation is possible because of the end-of-life donations from citizens and residents of export nations. To date, there is no information indicating if export nation donors are aware that their corneas may be exported, nor if organizations that export provide information regarding their export engagement to their community. To ascertain if and how exporters inform their community, we audited known export organization public websites. Materials and Methods: We designed and conducted a double-blind audit of known exporting eye banks, eye tissue sh..