Age and Medical Criteria

As a staff nurse, you are our eyes and ears when it comes to screening candidates for donation potential. Please make us aware of any of the listed medical conditions or of any other conditions that you feel may disqualify the patient for tissue or eye donation early in the process.

 

° Age varies over time based on surgeon preference, current best practices, and federal guidelines

° Any number of medical conditions may exclude a patient

° Current infection

° Some cancers (may not exclude eye donation)

° High risk medical/social history

° Hemo/Plasmadilution

° Clean incision sites