Introduction

The SickKids Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences Biobank is a collection of biospecimen and associated data for the purpose of research into vision and eye health. 

The Biobank was set up in 2020 as a branch of the SickKids Central Biobank. It is intended to streamline efforts of departmental faculty to bank, use and share a rich collection of specimens and clinical data to advance vision and eye health research.

There SickKids Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences Biobank includes:

  • Legacy Retinoblastoma Biobank
  • Rare-Pediatric Eye Cancer Biobank*
  • Anterior Segment Biobank

More Information

Please click the links below for more information, or e-mail us: dovs.biobank@sickkids.ca

Information for Patients
Information for Investigators
Information for Referral Site Clinicians

*This work is supported by the Department of Defense – Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, through the Rare Cancer Research Program under Award No. W81XWH-22-1-0535. Opinions, interpretations, conclusions and recommendations are those of the author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Department of Defense.