Fundamentals in Eye Banking (BMSC90012)

Intended learning outcomes

At the completion of the subject, students should be able to:

• Appreciate the history of corneal transplantation and eye banking and contextualise it within contemporary practice.
• Identify key principles of the ethical, legislative, governance and regulatory requirements surrounding eye banking practice.
• Describe the practice of comprehensive eye banking from donor identification to transplantation.
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of general corneal pathophysiology, corneal evaluation, and identify their important aspects in the treatment of corneal disease through transplantation.
• Apply knowledge of risk, disease transmission, and corneal pathology in the selection of eye donors.
• Translate the general principles of surgical practice into quality approaches to surgical retrieval of eye tissue.
• Link quality policies and management of clinical and technical risk, and relate these to overall quality management of donation to transplantation.
• Explain global variances in eye banking practice, legislation and governance, and the adaptation of practice to local health systems and culture.

Generic skills

• Ability to articulate, both written and oral, the key concepts and frameworks
• Developed analytical, evaluation and problem solving skills required to review, report and monitor professional practice and community expectations;
• The ability to adapt and respond to a rapidly changing professional environment;
• Mastered inter-professional relations and team work;
• Flexibility and adaptability required to work as a solo professional and a member of a multi-disciplinary professional body