title: Standard terminology and labeling of ocular tissue for transplantation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop an internationally agreed terminology for describing ocular tissue grafts to improve the accuracy and reliability of information transfer, to enhance tissue traceability, and to facilitate the gathering of comparative global activity data, including denominator data for use in biovigilance analyses.
  
  
  METHODS
  ICCBBA, the international standards organization for terminology, coding, and labeling of blood, cells, and tissues, approached the major Eye Bank Associations to form an expert advisory group. The group met by regular conference calls to develop a standard terminology, which was released for public consultation and amended accordingly.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The terminology uses broad definitions (Classes) with modifying characteristics (Attributes) to define each ocular tissue product. The terminology may be used within the ISBT 128 system to label tissue products with standardized bar codes enabling the electronic capture of critical data in the collection, processing, and distribution of tissues. Guidance on coding and labeling has also been developed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The development of a standard terminology for ocular tissue marks an important step for improving traceability and reducing the risk of mistakes due to transcription errors. ISBT 128 computer codes have been assigned and may now be used to label ocular tissues. Eye banks are encouraged to adopt this standard terminology and move toward full implementation of ISBT 128 nomenclature, coding, and labeling.
authors.affiliation: School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: W John
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Armitage
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ashford
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Crow
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dahl
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DeMatteo
authors.forename: Pat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Distler
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gopinathan
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Madden
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mannis
authors.forename: S Louise
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Moffatt
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ponzin
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000592:standards*; D001330:Electronic Data Processing / Q000592:standards*; D005125:Eye Banks / Q000592:standards*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000458:organization & administration; D009926:Organ Preservation; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; D011356:Product Labeling / Q000592:standards*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions