The European
Eye Bank Association

The European Eye Bank Association (EEBA)
is a technical-scientific organization comprising

individual and non-profit institutional members

from eye banks across Europe and beyond.

The European Eye Bank Association (EEBA) is a technical-scientific organization comprising

individual and non-profit institutional members
 from eye banks across Europe and beyond.

EVENTS

WHY CHOOSE EEBA?

Stronger Together: The Benefits of Being Part of EEBA
Joining the European Eye Bank Association (EEBA) offers significant advantages for eye banks, eye bank professionals, and organizations involved in corneal transplantation.
The European Reference for Quality Eye Banking
The EEBA is the leading pan-national association in Europe dedicated to the advancement of eye banking and an authoritative reference point for eye banks that adhere to quality standards.

OUR METHODOLOGY

Scientific and Professional Development

EEBA provides opportunities for the discussion of all aspects of eye banking practice, including donor selection, procurement, and relevant research.

 

 

Education and Networking

EEBA fosters education and training in eye banking. It provides a platform for the interchange of information and best practices between eye banks and tissue transplantion communities.

 

Representative Voice

The Association speaks with a confident and representative voice on eye banking in Europe, establishing closer links and collaborative activities with key regulatory bodies (like the Council of Europe and European Commission).

Mission-Driven Focus

Its core mission is to help provide tissues and cells of optimum quality and safety for transplantation and the treatment of eye diseases, according to the highest medical and scientific standards, and making them available to as many patients as possible in an ethical way.

We are a network of +30
associated countries

Austria

GRAZ - Multi Tissue Bank Graz
INNSBRUCK - Gewebebank der Universitatsklinik fuer Augenheilkunde und Optometrie
LINZ - Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service of Upper Austria
SALZBURG - Cornea Bank Salzburg
VIENNA - Vienna Eye Bank

Belgium

EDEGEM - Weefsel-en Cellenbank - Oculair Weefsel-Amnion Weefsel
GHENT - Tissue Bank Gent
LEUVEN - Banken voor menselijk lichaamsmateriaal – Oftalmische weefsels
LIEGE - Banque des Yeux CHU de Liege

Bulgaria

SOFIA - RESBIOMED Eye Bank
SOFIA - International Eye Bank Sofia

Croatia

ZAGREB - Croatian Tissue and Cell Bank
ZAGREB - University Eye Hospital Svjetlost

Czech Republic

OSTRAVA - National Cell and Tissue Center Inc.
PRAGUE - International Eye Bank of Prague
PRAGUE - Oční tkáňová banka Praha Vinohrady
ZLÍN - Oční Tkáňová Banka Gemini

Denmark

AARHUS - Den Danske Hornhindebank

Finland

TAMPERE - REGEA Tissue Center

France

BESANCON - Banque de Tissus de Besanςon
BREST - Banque de Tissus de l'EFS Bretagne
LILLE - Banque de Tissus de Lille
LYON - Banque de tissus et cellules HCL
NANCY - Unité de Thérapie Cellulaire et banque de Tissus CHRU Brabois
PARIS - Banque Francaise des Yeux
ROUEN - Banque de Tissus CHU
SAINT-ETIENNE - EFS Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Cornea Bank
SAINT-PRIEST EN JAREZ - BiiGC

Germany

AACHEN - Hornhautbank Aachen
BERLIN - Hornhautbank Berlin Charite
BRAUNSCHWEIG - Cornea Bank Braunschweig
COLOGNE - Cornea Bank Cologne
COLOGNE - Hornhautbank am Zentrum f. Augenheilkunde d. Uniklinik Koeln
DUESSELDORF - Lions Cornea Bank Nordrhein-Westfalen
ESSEN - Cornea Bank Essen
FREIBURG - Lions Hornhautbank Baden-Wuerttemberg
GREIFSWALD - Hornhautbank Greifswald / DGFG
HALLE - Mitteldeutsche Hornhautbank (MCH) / DGFG
HANNOVER - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gewebetransplantation gGmbH
HANNOVER - EATCB European Association of Tissue and Cells Banks
HANNOVER - Gewebebank Hannover / DGFG
HEIDELBERG - Lions Hornhautbank Heidelberg
HOMBURG - Klaus Faber Zentrum für Hornhauterkrankungen inkl. LIONS Hornhautbank
MAINZ - Hornhautbank des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz
MUENSTER - Hornhautbank der Universitaetsaugenklinik
MUNICH - Bayerische Gewebebank-Augenklinik LMU
MUNICH - Hornhautbank Munich gGmbH
ROSTOCK - Cornea Bank Rostock / DGFG
ROSTOCK - Gewebebank Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
SCHWERIN - Kornea- & Gewebebank Schwerin / DGFG
STUTTGART - Gewebebank Stuttgart
SULZBACH - Knappschafts-Gewebebank Sulzbach
TUEBINGEN - Hornhautbank Tuebingen

Greece

ALEXANDROUPOLIS - Eye Bank of University Hospital of Alexandroupolis
ATHENS - Athens Eye Bank

Hungary

BUDAPEST - Cornea Bank Budapest
BUDAPEST - Semmelweis Eye Bank
DEBRECEN - Cornea Bank Debrecen

Ireland

DUBLIN - The Tissue Bank

Italy

BOLOGNA - Banca delle Cornee dell'Emilia Romagna
GENOVA - Fondazione Banca degli Occhi Lions Melvin Jones
MONZA - Banca degli Occhi di Monza
PAVIA - Banca degli Occhi di Pavia 'F. Trimarchi'
ROME - Banca degli Occhi
TURIN - Banca delle Cornee della Regione Piemonte
VENICE - Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto Onlus

Malta

MALTA - National Blood Transfusion Service-Eye Bank

Norway

OSLO - Norwegian Eye Bank
TRONDHEIM - Corneabank of St. Olavs University

Poland

LUBLIN - Lublin Eye Bank SPSK 1
WARSAW - Warsaw Eye Bank

Portugal

COIMBRA - Banco de Olhos CHUC
PORTO - Banco Olhos Hospital Sao Joao

Russia

MOSCOW - Eye Bank 'ILab' LLC
MOSCOW - The S. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery F.A.S.I

Slovakia

Slovenia

LJUBLJANA - Cornea Bank Ljubljana

Spain

BARCELONA - Barcelona Tissue Bank
LA CORUNA - Banco Tejidos Complejo
PALMA - Banc de Teixits
TERRASSA - Acondicionamiento Tarrasense - LEITAT

Sweden

LUND - The Cornea Bank Lund
MOELNDAL - Sahlgrenska University Hospital
OEREBRO - The Cornea Bank Oerebro
STOCKHOLM - Eye Bank St. Eriks Eye Hospital
UMEA - Tissue Establishment, Eye Bank Umea

Switzerland

BERN - Eye Bank Bern
LAUSANNE - La Banque des Yeux de Lausanne
OLTEN - Keradonum Stiftung Hornhautbank Olten
ZUERICH - Augenbank Zuerich

The Netherlands

HAARLEM - ETB-BISLIFE
OUDE MEER - WUON - Stichting Weefsel Uitname Organisatie Nederland
ROTTERDAM - NIIOS Amnitrans Eye Bank (AER)

United Kingdom

BRISTOL - NHSBT Eye Bank
LIVERPOOL - NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)
LONDON - Moorfields Lions Eye Bank
MANCHESTER - NHSBT Eye Bank
NEWCASTLE - Royal Victoria Infirmary

Ukraine

KYIV - DP Bioimplant of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine

USA

AURORA - Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank
BIRMINGHAM - Advancing Sight Network
NEW YORK - The Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration, Inc.
SAN DIEGO - San Diego Eye Bank
SEATTLE - CorneaGen
ST. PAUL - Lions Gift of Sight
WASHINGTON - EBAA Eye Bank Association of America

Sri Lanka

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka International Eye Bank
COLOMBO - National Eye Bank of Sri Lanka

Israel

TEL-AVIV - Tel-Aviv Eye Bank

Kenya

NAIROBI - Kanubhai Babla Lions Eye Bank

Australia

MELBOURNE - Lions Eye Donation Service Melbourne

New Zealand

MEMBERSHIP / JOIN US

Be part of the European network of eye banks and professionals committed to advancing donation and transplantation.

Ordinary &
Institutional Members

Who they are
Eye banks, tissue establishments, or professionals directly involved in eye banking.

Key Benefits

  • Full access to Standards and resources.
  • Reduced registration fees at Annual Meetings.
  • Right to vote and participate in committees.
  • Networking with +30 countries.

Who they are
Individuals or organizations interested in EEBA’s work, not directly running an eye bank.

Key Benefits

  • Access to EEBA information and publications.
  • Participation in meetings (no voting rights).
  • Part of the international network.

Who they are

Professionals recognized for their outstanding contributions to eye banking.

Key Benefits

  • Lifelong recognition within EEBA.
  • Invitations to EEBA activities as special guests.

Who they are

Former ordinary members now retired.

Key Benefits

  • Continued connection with EEBA community.
  • Reduced fee for Annual Meetings.

Who they are

Experts or organizations specially invited by the EEBA Committee.

Key Benefits

  • Participation in projects and discussions.
  • Contribution to standards and best practices.

Membership Type

Who they are

Key Benefits

Ordinary &
Institutional Members

Eye banks, tissue establishments, or professionals directly involved in eye banking.

  • Full access to Standards and resources.
  • Reduced registration fees at Annual Meetings.
  • Right to vote and participate in committees.
  • Networking with +30 countries.

Corresponding Members

Individuals or organizations interested in EEBA’s work, not directly running an eye bank.

  • Access to EEBA information and publications.
  • Participation in meetings (no voting rights).
  • Part of the international network.

Honorary Members

Professionals recognized for their outstanding contributions to eye banking.

  • Lifelong recognition within EEBA.
  • Invitations to EEBA activities as special guests.

Retired Members

Former ordinary members now retired.

  • Continued connection with EEBA community.
  • Reduced fee for Annual Meetings.

Invited Members

Experts or organizations specially invited by the EEBA Committee.

  • Participation in projects and discussions.
  • Contribution to standards and best practices.

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