Eye Bank Foundation

The Eye Bank Foundation of the Philippines (EBFP), established on October 16, 1995, is a non-profit, non-government, humanitarian organization that owns and operates a medical eye bank named the Santa Lucia International Eye Bank of Manila (SLIEB).

The SLIEB is a state-of-the-art eye, internationally-accredited eye banking facility dedicated to the collection, processing, evaluation, storage and equitable distribution of quality corneal/eye tissues for transplant, research and education. It is committed to its mission of bringing the gift of sight to corneally blind individuals through corneal transplants, regardless of age, gender, race, religion or financial status.

The EBFP is an accredited non-profit, non-government organization member of the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC), and therefore all donations to the EBFP are tax deductible under Philippine Law.

The foundation employs highly skilled and specially trained individuals such as Registered Nurses and Medical Technologists as Eye Bank Technicians and Donor Transplant Coordinators. Registered social workers are also an integral part of the roster of eye bank employees.

To date, the Eye Bank has forged many partnerships to help it fulfill its mission. Among its partners are: the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Department of Health – Philippine Network for Organ Sharing, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, leading medical institutions such as St. Luke’s Medical Center, Makati Medical Center, Philippine General Hospital, leading funeral homes such as Arlington Memorial Chapels and Crematory, Loyola Funeral Homes, Ayala Foundation, ABS-CBN and various organizations in Metro Manila and neighboring regions. In cooperation with these invaluable partners, the Eye Bank is able to help uplift lives all over the country as well as in various parts of the world where corneal blindness is a major problem.

The Eye Bank Foundation of the Philippines is committed to transforming lives through restoring sight and setting the highest standards in international eye banking.

To be a recognized world leader in international eye banking and sight restoration.

The Eye Bank of the Philippines believes in:

Compassion for Humanity

Commitment to Service

Passion for Excellence

Innovation and continuous learning

To increase the number of eye & corneal donations in the Philippines through public education, advocacy campaigns, and cooperation with various individuals, groups & government institutions. To bring the level of eye and cornea donation to the point where the present & future needs for corneal transplantation can be fully met.

Together with the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology, to improve the quality of corneal transplant surgery in the Philippines in order to give our blind countrymen the best chance for sight.

We, at the Santa Lucia Eye Bank of Manila (SLIEBM), are committed to meet the highest international ocular tissue and safety standard requirements in harvesting, processing, and distribution of ocular tissue.

To maintain our position as one of the leading eye banks in the world and to satisfy our clients, we believe that adhering to internationally accepted best practices of quality management system like the ISO 9001 standards is one of the best means of attaining optimal levels of quality.

Aligned with SLIEBM’s mission, vision, and core values, we will continuously improve the effectiveness of our quality management system.

Prepared and updated:

Community Relations Section

21 October, 2019