Banca degli Occhi del Veneto Onlus Foundation / Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto Onlus

The Banca degli Occhi del Veneto Onlus Foundation has been working for 30 years to restore the joy of seeing through transplantation, research and treatment of eye diseases.

Non-profit organization, Non-profit organization of social utility (ONLUS) , born with the statute of 1987 from an idea of prof. Giovanni Rama - ophthalmologist surgeon - and the entrepreneur Cavaliere del Lavoro dott. Piergiorgio Coin, was founded by the Veneto Region and began operating in 1989. Regional reference center for corneal transplants in Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia, cooperates for the collection of eye tissues for transplantation with the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano.

The leading bank in Europe for the number of corneas collected and distributed , thanks to the great sensitivity of many families and the tireless work of many operators, it collects every year over 4000 eye tissues for transplantation and works to promote the culture of cornea donation. for the collection, processing and distribution of corneal tissues for transplants and for the treatment of pathologies of the anterior segment of the eye.