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Addition of new Vision Share ocular tissue lines to the catalog

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As of August 3, 2026, Héma-Québec’s human tissue catalog will be expanded to include two new lines of ocular tissues from Vision Share: Halo® and KeraNatural®. These new products will help better meet clinical needs in corneal surgery, specialized procedures, and emergency situations.

New product lines available

Halo®

The Halo® line includes sterile, ready-to-use ocular tissues that are stored at room temperature. These products require no rinsing or rehydration, making them easy to use in a surgical setting.

They are available in several corneal sizes, as well as in scleral and pericardial segments.

Main Indications:

  • Corneal surgery and repair
  • Lamellar or tectonic transplants
  • Tube/shunt coverage in glaucoma surgery
  • Scleral reinforcement
  • High-risk eye protection
  • Trauma and emergency situations
Héma-Québec CodeDescription
204597Halo Sterile Cornea 1/2 Half Thickness
204598Halo Sterile Cornea 1/3 Moon
204600Halo Sterile Cornea Whole Half Thickness
204601Halo Sterile Cornea Whole w/ Scleral Rim
204602Halo Sterile Cornea Whole Full Thickness
204603Halo Sterile Sclera 10x10mm
204604Halo Sterile Pericardium 10x10mm

For more information, please visit the Vision Share website: Halo sterile tissues | Vision Share.

KeraNatural®

KeraNatural® is a sterile corneal allograft in the form of an arc or ring, made from human corneal tissue. It is intended for use in the CAIRS (Corneal Allogenic Intrastromal Ring Segments) procedure and provides a biological solution for corneal remodeling in patients with keratoconus.

Main Indications:

  • Keratoconus
  • Corneal reshaping to improve visual quality
Code Héma-QuébecDescription
204605KeraNatural Sterile Arc 6mm
204606KeraNatural Sterile Arc 8mm
204607KeraNatural Sterile Ring 6mm
204608KeraNatural Sterile Ring 8mm
204609KeraNatural Sterile Arc 6mm Half Thickness
204610KeraNatural Sterile Arc 8mm Half Thickness
204611KeraNatural Sterile Ring 6mm Half Thickness
204612KeraNatural Sterile Ring 8mm Half Thicknessur

For more information, please visit the Vision Share website: KeraNatural – Vision Share.

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On average, it takes 24 to 72 hours to process an order. The client will be informed of the estimated delivery date after placing the order.

We recommend careful inventory management to avoid any shortages.

There may be products you’re used to working with that are no longer available due to not meeting the minimum quality criteria for Héma-Québec’s product catalog. These criteria were established based on the committee of experts’ recommendations.

Customer service is available to answer your questions and help you find the best options to meet your needs.

Héma-Québec continues to offer all of the products needed to treat Quebecers. Based on market demand and recommendations from the groups of specialists involved in this change, Héma-Québec established recommendations for the health and social services network about what products to add, remove or replace. As a result of its procurement strategy, some products have been replaced with equivalent products for quality assurance.

You can email the customer service team at tissus@hema-quebec.qc.ca or call 1-800-267-9711, ext. 2510, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Outside normal hours and on holidays, you can call the customer service team at 1-800-267-9711, ext. 2510, for 24/7 service.

Héma-Québec’s customer service team is specialized in human tissue products and works to make sure you get the right product at the right time. Our team also communicates with suppliers to handle logistics and, when necessary, importation.

In 2021, Québec’s Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) mandated Héma-Québec to serve as the sole distributor of human tissue to Québec’s health and social services system. This decision was based on a recommendation of Québec’s biovigilance committee.

On December 2, 2024, Héma-Québec took over distribution of all human tissue products to Québec health care institutions.

Learn more here : Sole human tissue distributor mandate

For products that have not yet been processed, email tissus@hema-quebec.qc.ca to inquire and an Héma-Québec agent will confirm if your change request is possible.

For products delivered that do not conform with your order, first obtain return authorization from Héma-Québec. Then, follow the instructions provided to return or dispose of the product.

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