by alyssahernandez | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Last month, the FDA released their 11-day inspection of the Global Pharma facility that resulted in 11 observations by the FDA, including a “manufacturing process that lacked assurance of product sterility. Of the 68 infections identified, there have been 3...
by alyssahernandez | Apr 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Donate Life America (DLA) has headlined the National Donate Life Month celebration since 2003. In conjunction with DLA, the nation’s eye banks, tissue banks, organ procurement organizations and other transplant groups celebrate this occasion annually in April, to...
by Mark Whitby | Feb 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Amphotericin B Supplemented Corneal Storage MediaSDSEB is now offering the ONLY FDA approved Amphotericin B supplemented media available in the U.S.KERASAVE is validated to store corneal tissue at 4°C for up to 14 days. Kerasave media is FDA approved to be used with a...
by | Nov 21, 2022 | Eye Donation Month
In honor of Eye Donation Month, we created a video to talk about all aspects of eye donation from donation to surgery and recovery. Alyssa A. Hernandez, SDS Eye Bank Director of Marketing and Development hosts several guests with a connection to eye donation and...
by alyssahernandez | Nov 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
On October 28, we were proud to host 9 physicians in our new Tennessee facility for a DMEK Wet Lab. Erich Groos, MD, Founding Partner of Cornea Consultants of Nashville and Medical Director of the Eye Surgery Center of Nashville and our Medical Director, led the...
by alyssahernandez | Nov 4, 2022 | Humanitarian
Sierra Donor Services Eye Bank (SDSEB) was proud to collaborate with Orbis International on a two-week training project with UC Davis Health on board the Flying Eye Hospital – a fully accredited ophthalmic teaching hospital on board a plane. Nearly 30 ophthalmic...
by | Nov 1, 2022 | Eye Donation Month
We at Sierra Donor Services Eye Bank are raising awareness about the life-changing opportunities that are created through eye donation. Eye Donation Month raises awareness about cornea donation and transplantation, honors selfless donors who gave the gift of sight,...
by alyssahernandez | Sep 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed annually from September 15 – October 15. It is a great time to celebrate and honor the generosity of Hispanic donors and their families, while also underscoring the critical need for people from this diverse community to...
by | Sep 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sierra Donor Services Eye Bank strives to provide physicians with the latest advancements in eye banking. We continue to provide safe, quality tissue for our partners, surgeons, and their patients along with fulfilling our mission to save and enhance lives. We are...
by | Aug 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
The 2022 Donate Life Transplant Games of America are coming to an end tomorrow and we have BIG news about two members of the DCIDS Family! Both Noah, son of Alyssa Hernandez, SDS Eye Bank Director of Marketing and Development and Kyla Aquino Irving, SDS External...
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