Department of Ophthalmology

Liver, yes. Corneas, no. FDA urged to relax tissue donation ban for gay and bisexual men

Written by USA Today | May 29, 2024

Michael Puente Jr., MD, assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, explains the patchwork of donor guidelines for gay men. “A gay man can donate their entire heart for transplant, but they cannot donate just the heart valve,” he says. “It’s essentially a categorical ban.”