Eye Bank of South Australia
The Eye Bank of South Australia is a statewide service that is responsible for the procurement, processing and distribution of quality ocular tissue to Ophthalmologists throughout South Australia. We are also a member of the EBAANZ society (Eye Bank Association of Australia and New Zealand). The Eye Bank will respond to all enquiries concerning eye donation and coordinate investigations and donor retrievals for the purpose of transplantation and research.
Donations
The Eye Bank is responsible for eye donations, however DonateLife SA coordinates all organ donor enquiries, please phone 8207 7117.
Resources
- Eye Donation for Transplantation Fact Sheet for Medical Staff (PDF 182KB)
- Eye Bank Donors Consumer Health Information (PDF 947KB)
- Eye Bank poster (PDF 570KB)
Contact
Eye Bank of South Australia
Ophthalmology Department
Flinders Medical Centre
Bedford Park SA 5042
Phone: 8204 4928
Pager: 48345
Email: HealthFMCEyeBankSA@sa.gov.au
Eye Bank staff are on call 24/7. The number above will be directed to a paging service for out of hours enquiries and referrals and an Eye Bank coordinator will respond to a page within 15 minutes.