title: [Obtaining corneas by donation].
abstract: The cadaveric donation is not a programmed event. In the critical areas where exist a potential donating patient of organs and tissues initiate a cascade of actions in which medical, legal and social aspects are involved. The Program of Obtaining-Transplant organs and tissues began in 2004 with the creation of the Department of Coordination Donation for the training of personnel to lead this process. The diffusion of strategies used in these processes is the aim of this publication, as well as to describe the current difficulties to achieve an improvement in donation according to needs.
authors.forename: Walter Adolfo
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Querevalú-Murillo
mesh_terms: D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards