The Eye Bank Technical Advisory Group (EBTAG) is pleased to announce that version 1.2.0 of the ISBT 128 Standard Labeling of Ocular Tissue has been released. This document is intended to help facilities and software developers design appropriate ISBT 128 labels for ocular tissue products. It is accessible to the public at https://www.isbt128.org/ST-009. For questions on this standard, please contact support@isbt128.org.
The Boards of the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA), Eye Bank Association of Australia and New Zealand (EBAANZ), European Eye Bank Association (EEBA), and the International Council for Commonality in Blood Bank Automation (ICCBBA) have reaffirmed their endorsement of ISBT 128 as the global standard for the terminology, coding, and labeling of human donor ocular tissue and recommend its international adoption in the Second Joint Statement on Terminology, Coding, and Labeling of Human Donor Ocular Tissue. This document is accessible to the public at https://www.isbt128.org/JP-007. The Boards of the above organizations encourage other relevant professional bodies, accreditation bodies, regulators, and health authorities to support this ongoing drive for global standardization. Please contact us at eyebank@isbt128.org if you would like your society to be added to the list of supporting organizations.