Ten-Year Update of a Global Survey of Corneal Transplant and Eye Banking

In this global cross-sectional epidemiological study, despite a moderate increase in CT volume from 2012 to 2022, the supply-demand gap remains severe, and inequity has not narrowed. Coordinated investment in eye banking infrastructure in middle-income countries is needed alongside alternative therapies.

Corresponding Author: Oliver Dorado Cortez, MD, PhD, Ophthalmology Biology, Engineering and Imaging Laboratory, EA2521, Faculty of Medicine, Jean Monnet University, 10 Rue de la Marandière, F-42055 Saint-Etienne CEDEX 2, France (oliver.dorado.cortez@univ-st-etienne.fr).

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