Articles by Enzo Di Iorio in JoVE

A Simplified Technique for In situ Excision of Cornea and Evisceration of Retinal Tissue from Human Ocular Globe

JoVE 3765 6/12/2012

Mohit Parekh¹, Stefano Ferrari¹, Enzo Di Iorio¹, Vanessa Barbaro¹, Davide Camposampiero¹, Marianthi Karali², Diego Ponzin¹, Gianni Salvalaio¹

¹Fondazione Banca Degli Occhi del Veneto O.N.L.U.S., ²Telethon Institute for Genetics & Medicine (T.I.G.E.M.)

The paper describes a simplified technique to excise corneal and to eviscerate retinal tissues from the ocular globe of human cadaveric donors. The technique described here will help to excise good quality tissues to be used for transplantation, surgical or research purposes without damaging other tissues of the ocular globe.