Eye Tissue Transport

There are over 550 Lions Clubs throughout Wisconsin that serve communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace, and promote international understanding. Close to half of these clubs serve as transporters for Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin (LEBW). Transporters of LEBW transport boxes of eye tissue from various pickup and drop-off locations. This system has been coined ‘The Cornea Express’ because transporters relay boxes of tissue from different pickup/drop-off locations to the LEBW office in Madison, Wisconsin, or outbound to surgical centers. This is for both incoming tissue (tissue from various locations in the state to LEBW) or outgoing tissue, meaning tissue being sent from LEBW to surgery centers, ready for transplant. LEBW is grateful to all Transporters and volunteers for their hard work and dedication in helping to provide the precious gift of sight.