Case Study: Alabama Eye Bank achieves $10K+ annual savings and streamlined donor operations with Claris FileMaker Platform

The FileMaker Platform helps the Alabama Eye Bank give others the gift of sight

Alabama Eye Bank (AEB) is the only eye bank in Alabama, serving hospitals and surgeons 24/7 across four locations and about 55 employees. Faced with the need to manage delicate, time‑sensitive donor referrals, tissue evaluation and distribution while keeping strict records and supporting remote staff on a tight budget, AEB needed a unified, accessible system that wouldn’t require a large IT team or costly development.

A custom FileMaker solution — modular, integrated and mobile via FileMaker Go — centralizes referrals, donor screening, tissue tracking, distribution, online surgery scheduling, HR and marketing workflows. The app reduced administrative overhead, let one IT specialist support the organization part‑time, improved data access anywhere, and delivered $10K+ in annual time and resource savings (with larger efficiencies realized through upgrades and integrations).

Alabama Eye Bank

Tom Cattell

Vice President of Information Services