2 Suing South Dakota Eye and Tissue Bank after Transplants
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two Palestinian youths are suing a Sioux Falls-based eye and tissue bank alleging they were provided infected corneas for transplant that have caused them eye problems.
Because of the infected corneas, the lawsuit says a 19-year-old woman became blind in her right eye and a 17-year-old man's vision is threatened in both eyes.
The Argus Leader reports the federal lawsuit also targets Minnesota-based American Donor Services, which harvested the corneas after the donor died.
The tissue went to the South Dakota Lions Eye and Tissue Bank before reaching the transplant team in July 2015. The lawsuit says both defendants had access to analysis showing the corneas were infected.
American Donor Services declined to comment, while the tissue bank didn't return a message from the newspaper.
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