Table 1 Vision statement, mission statement, and recommendation statement from the 2020 National Consensus Forum on Improving Cornea Donation and Transplantation Access in Canada

A sustainable patient-centered cornea donation and transplantation system which optimizes, aligns, and coordinates provincial program activities.

To provide Canadians with the opportunity to give the gift of vision at end of life, and to equitably share this gift. To support donors, recipients, and their loved ones. To champion the technicians, surgeons, and support staff who make this gift possible. To fully respect the gift by optimizing the utilization and utility of all donated tissue.

To create a Canadian cornea donation and transplantation system that is self-sufficient and eliminates corneal transplant waiting lists within 5 years.”