Eye and Tissue Donation Age Criteria

Females


Corneas, you can donate your corneas up to the age of 81.

Bone, you can be a bone donor between ages 12-85.


Spine/Vertebral Bodies, you can donate between the ages 15-85.


Connective Tissue, you can donate between the ages 12-65.

Heart for valves, you can donate from 6 lbs to age 50.

Skin, you can donate from 100 lbs to no upper age limit.

Males

Corneas, you can donate your corneas up to the age of 81.

Bone, you can be a bone donor between ages 12-no upper age limit.


Spine/Vertebral Bodies, you can donate between the ages 15-85.


Connective Tissue, you can donate between the ages 12-65.

Heart for valves, you can donate from 6 lbs to age 50.

Skin, you can donate from 100 lbs to no upper age limit.

Veins, you can donate from ages 15-65.


 

FACT: The oldest male bone donor in South Dakota was 106 years!

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