A method of corneal and scleral inlay crosslinking and preservation is disclosed herein. The method includes cross-linking at least a portion of a donor cornea or a donor sclera so as to kill cellular elements in the portion of the donor cornea or the donor sclera, and make the portion of the donor cornea or the donor sclera less antigenic to a body portion of a recipient patient in which the portion of the donor cornea or the donor sclera is to be implanted； and storing the cross-linked donor cornea or the donor sclera for a long period of time prior to implanting the portion of the donor cornea or the donor sclera into the body portion of the recipient patient.
