About CorneaGen
CorneaGen’s mission is to provide the highest quality donor tissue, unparalleled customer service and superior products that transform how ophthalmologists treat and care for every person impacted by corneal disease.
Our History
Today
CorneaGen continues advancing the next generation of cornea care through partnerships and innovation.
2016
SightLife creates CorneaGen to accelerate its mission of eliminating corneal blindness worldwide by 2040.
2006
Northwest Lions Eye Bank renamed itself SightLife, focusing on a global impact and beginning to work toward its mission of eliminating corneal blindness.
1969
Northwest Lions Eye Bank is founded by regional Lions Clubs that serve Washington and Northern Idaho.
Innovation
Innovation is at the core of everything we do. We’re committed to leading research efforts and developing new technologies to help facilities, surgeons, and their patients.
Reimbursement and Policy
We’re committed to removing systemic barriers that limit patients’ access to care and surgeons’ ability to provide the best corneal treatments to their patients.
Education
In CorneaGen’s Education Webinar and Video series, leading surgeons and experts in their fields share insights and pearls so that others can learn from their successes and experiences.
About CorneaGen
CorneaGen’s mission is to provide the highest quality donor tissue, unparalleled customer service and superior products that transform how ophthalmologists treat and care for every person impacted by corneal disease. Through continuous innovations in tissue processing technology and surgical devices, advocacy for patient access and simplified payor reimbursement policies, CorneaGen is advancing the next generation of cornea care.
As the world’s leading eye bank, CorneaGen has multiple locations and local partnerships throughout the U.S. to deliver the life-changing gift of sight to tens of thousands of people each year.
Our Labs
Our state-of-the-art laboratories provide the most innovative and advanced tissue processing methods available, seven days a week. We regularly handle more corneas than any other U.S. organization providing corneal tissue — our expertise comes from our people and the number of corneas they prepare each day. CorneaGen technicians have processed more than 86,000 corneas. So you can be assured that the tissue you order will be delivered promptly and meet your precise expectations.
We offer a comprehensive portfolio of corneal transplant tissue, processed to the standards set by the FDA and the Eye Bank Association of America.
Visit Request Tissue for easy online ordering.
Cigna Machine-Readable Files
This link leads to the machine-readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine-readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to access and analyze data more easily.