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Eye Bank Technical Advisory Group

OVERVIEW

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The Eye Bank Technical Advisory Group (EBTAG) consists of representatives of the European Eye Bank Association, Eye Bank Association of America, and Eye Bank Association of Australia and New Zealand. The group began meeting early in 2010 and agreed to the following goals:

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  • Create and publish a nomenclature that will be endorsed by the professional groups represented;

  • Review the coding of this terminology within ISBT 128;

  • Agree on standardized labeling;

  • Determine if there is need for a consensus standard for ocular tissue;

  • Determine the mechanism for on-going maintenance of the terminology; and

  • Promote the use of ISBT 128 for ocular tissues.

 

In 2012, the EBTAG published the first internationally standardized ISBT 128 terminology for ocular tissues and the ISBT 128 Standard Labeling of Ocular Tissue. The group has since continued to maintain and enhance the terminology and standard to support users worldwide and keep up with national requirements and emerging clinical developments.

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Joint Statement - PDF

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SUMMARY OF RECENT ACTIVITY

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The EBTAG is very pleased to announce that version 1.2.0 of the ISBT 128 Standard Labeling of Ocular Tissue has been released. This document is intended to help facilities and software developers design appropriate ISBT 128 labels for ocular tissue products. It is accessible to the public at https://www.isbt128.org/ST-009. For questions on this standard, please contact support@isbt128.org.

 

The Boards of EBAA, EBAANZ, EEBA, and ICCBBA have reaffirmed their endorsement of ISBT 128 as the global standard for the terminology, coding, and labeling of human donor ocular tissue and recommend its international adoption in the Second Joint Statement on Terminology, Coding, and Labeling of Human Donor Ocular Tissue. This document is accessible to the public at https://www.isbt128.org/JP-007. The Boards of the above organizations encourage other relevant professional bodies, accreditation bodies, regulators, and health authorities to support this ongoing drive for global standardization. Please contact us at eyebank@isbt128.org if you would like your society to be added to the list of supporting organizations.

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EBTAG MEMBER LIST

Chair

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  • Diego Ponzin

Technical Experts

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  • Patricia Dahl

  • Ken Lotherington

  • Jannine Westby 

Observers

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  • John Kling

  • Pang Chia Li

  • Cristina Mazzacurati

  • David Steiner

Representatives

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  • Jennifer DeMatteo – Eye Bank Association of America (Alt.)

  • Kristin Mathes – Eye Bank Association of America

  • Gary L.A. Jones – European Eye Bank Association

  • Luke Weinel – Eye Bank Association of Australia & New Zealand 

Liaisons

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  • Brychan Clark – U.S. Food and Drug Administration

  • Izabela Uhrynowska-Tyszkiewicz – ITTAG

ICCBBA Staff Liaison

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  • Mónica Freire

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