Changing Lives through Hands-on Training In June, Saving Sight hosted a DMEK Wet Lab at Bausch & Lomb in St. Louis. Partner physicians who attended the wet lab received comprehensive lectures, instruction and training from industry leaders and Saving Sight clinical staff on new and innovative services and procedures. Dr. Mark Greiner with University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine demonstrated a DMEK procedure in the teaching OR. After the demonstration, participants were able to practice the new techniques that were presented with one-on-one guidance. Saving Sight places high value in hosting Wet Labs as a resource for our surgeon partners as it provides them with information and practical experience with new techniques in corneal transplantation and eye banking.
Tissue Utilization
Transplant Tissue Distribution by Surgery Type 1,641 PK 781 DSAEK
71% Surgical Use 29% Non-Surgical Use
498 DMEK 14 Glaucoma Shunt 162 Other (DALK, ALK, K-Pro)
Vital Tears Autologous Serum Eye Drops Saving Sight is a partner, co-founder, and processor of Vital Tears custom autologous serum eye drops. Vital Tears are eye drops made from the patient’s blood serum. Their blood is diluted with a sterile, preservativefree solution to produce eye drops that are unique to the patient. In 2018, Saving Sight processed 1,581 Vital Tears orders in our lab for patients in 35 states across the country. Offering Vital Tears is another way Saving Sight provides simple and convenient solutions to our partners. Tissue Utilization | Page 12
Watch Dr. Shachar Tauber of Mercy Clinic Eye Specialists talk about his simple and convenient experience with Vital Tears.
