Legislation Denmark

Donation:

• A law concerning organ donation exists.

• A national donor register exists. Corneas are included.

• Organ donation is an opting in system; It is possible to pass on the decision to the next of kin.

• Removal of the whole eye is allowed. Whether the eye is considered as organ is uncertain; the cornea is considered as tissue.

Cornea banking:

• A National Law concerning Tissue Banking exists.
• Tissue banks are operated according to written Standard Operating Procedures.
• Eye banks need an accreditation of the National Health Association and are regularly inspected by the association.