The eye and tissue sector is the largest donation and transplantation sectors in Australia, with a significantly higher number of referrals compared to solid organ referrals.

Eye and tissue banks provide significant benefits within the health sector.  Donations of eye and tissue can significantly improve the lives of recipients and in some cases, are life saving.

In Australia, eye and tissue donation and transplantation is regulated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration who are currently in the process of implementating the Regulatory Biologicals Framework which will require eye and tissue banks to demonstrate quality controls and legislative compliance to gain entry on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.

Eye and tissue banks in Australia include:

ACT Bone Bank
Australasian Tissue and Biotherapeutics Forum
Australian Corneal Graft Registry
Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria
Eye Bank Association of Australia & New Zealand
Eye Bank of South Australia - need to find this link
Lions Eye Bank WA
Lions Eye Donation Service (Victoria and Southern NSW)
Lions NSW Eye Bank
Perth Bone & Tissue Bank
Queensland Bone Bank
Queensland Cord Blood Bank
Queensland Eye Bank
Queensland Heart Valve Bank
NSW Heart Valve Bank