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Reply from the Andalusian Eyebank

Posted by mrodriguezcalvodemora on 06 Feb 2022 at 13:07 GMT

Dear Noelia Sabater-Cruz,

We have read with interest you article, which reflects the outstanding work of the BTB in Spain.

However, in page 4 you claim that " Currently, the BTB is the only bank in Spain that processes corneas for precut tissue delivery". This affirmation is far from being accurate. In the Andalusian Eyebank we have been preparing and sending pre-cut DMEK and DSAEK tissue from 2016 onwards to both private and public centers of our region.

Thus, prior to publish such affirmations in the future, a simple look around would be required.

Competing interests declared: Founding ophthalmologist of the Andalusian Eyebank