"The eye is the window to the world, at
the same time, it is the window of the soul."
- Shakespeare.
35
million people are BLIND or going blind
in the developing world and most of them
can be cured. Out of 3 million corneally
blind people 60% are children below the
age of 12. Target retrieval of corneas by
Eye bank of India is 150,000 corneas per
year.
So,
if we have got God's gift of Vision,
why not try to pass it on to somebody
who doesn't have it?
The number of people awaiting corneal
transplant is out numbering the available
donor tissues. Corneal Transplantation
is the only effective restoration for
the replacement of human tissues in the
eye. This is considered as a precious
and possessed gift of sight for millions
of people all over the world.
| Eyes
may be donated only after death
| 1. |
Eyes
must be removed within
4-6 hours after death, and
the nearest eye bank
should be informed immediately. |
| 2. |
Eyes
may be removed only
by a trained doctor. |
| 3. |
The
eye bank team will remove
the eyes at the home
of the deceased or at
a hospital. |
| 4. |
Eye
removal takes only 10
to 15 minutes, is simple
and does not lead to
any disfigurement. |
| 5. |
Please
remember that only the
transparent section
of the eyes called cornea
is taken out and not
the full eye ball. |
| 6. |
A
small quantity of blood
will be drawn to rule
out communicable diseases. |
| 7. |
The
eyes can be pledged
to any eye bank preferably
the nearest one. |
| 8. |
The
identities of both the
donor and the recipient
remain confidential. |
| 9. |
One
pair of eyes gives vision
to TWO corneal blind
people. |
|
Eye donation: How does it work?
-
The
eyes have to be removed within six
to eight hours to death; therefore
the nearest eye bank or eye collection
centre must be informed of the death
immediately
-
The
donor needs not to be taken to the
eye bank the eye bank team will come
to take the eyes wherever the donor
is, at no cost.
-
Removed
of eyes is a simple procedure and
it does not take a long time. It causes
no scar or disfigurement of the face
-
On
reaching the eye bank eyes are evaluated
processed and used for a corneal transplant
surgery
-
The
donated eyes who are on transplantation
on the patients eyes who are on the
waiting list in accordance with the
priority based on the guidelines
reference
sites:
http://www.sgrh.com/dept/oph/carnio/EyeDonation.htm
http://www.giveindia.org/give/donationOptions/PartnerNGOAction.do
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