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| What is a Corneal Transplantation? |
This is a surgical
procedure which replaces damaged or injured
cornea with a similarly shaped piece of
a healthy cornea from a donor. |
| Cornea is removed from
the Donor Eyes |
Eye After Corneal Transplantation |
| Why should Eyes be donated?
There is no substitute for human tissue.
The transplantation process depends upon
the priceless gift of cornea donation from
one human to the next. The use of artificial
tissue for transplantation has been unsuccessful. |
Why
you should consider Eye Donation?
There are lakhs of Children and
adults in India who are blind. They know
only one color BLACK. If you donate your
eyes, you are giving vision to two blind
people and making their life self dependent
and joyful.
The gift of sight that will dramatically
improve the quality of life for a person
who has otherwise lived a life of total
darkness. |
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Who can Donate Eyes
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Anyone can donate eyes. It does not matter
even if you
 Have
undergone any eye surgery
Poor
Eyesight
Wear
glasses
Diabetic
Hypertensive
Extremes
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What should be the Age of the Donor?
There is no limit for Age. Eyes from all the
age groups can be used for transplantation.
Can a living person donate his
eyes?
No, Eyes are not taken from a living
person. It can only be removed after death.
Anybody can pledge to However, donate his
eyes and his wish can be fulfilled by his
kin after his demise.
What part of the eye is transplanted
?
Although the entire eye is removed from
the body, it is only the CORNEA that can
be transplanted.
Will eye donation affect the appearance
of the donor?
No, Artificial eyes can be fitted
in place so no disfigurement of the body
will be there.
Does eye donation cause delay
in the funeral process?
No, because time required for removal of
eyes is only 15 minutes. Moreover eye bank
personnel come to a place wherever the body
of the deceased is kept. The body need not
be shifted to Eye Bank.
How successful is corneal transplantation?
Over 90% of all corneal transplant operations
successfully restore the corneal recipient's
vision.
What happens if corneas are not
suitable for transplant?
Donors and eyes are carefully evaluated.
If your corneas are found to be unsuitable
for surgery, the sclera (or white part of
the eye) may still be suitable for Donation.
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| Are
any costs involved in eye donation?
No fees are charged from the Family. The
Eye Bank of India will rush a doctor to
the donor's home. This is a free service
in the public interest.
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INSTRUCTIONS
FOR EYE DONATION PROCEDURE |
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Inform the nearest
Eye Bank by Phone (28112525, 28116233) immediately
as the eyes have to be removed within 6 hours
after death
The donor need not be taken to the Eye bank.
The Eye bank team will come to take the eyes
at no cost to the donor or family.
Place wet cotton with ice over the closed
eye lids. It will keep the tissue moist.
Raise Head with a pillow.
Switch off the fans
The Eye Bank personnel visit donor's home.
The eyes are removed by a trained person
using sterile procedure. Artificial eyes
are fitted in place to ensure no scar or
disfigurement of the face
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10 cc of blood
sample is also collected from the donor for
testing.
On reaching the Eye bank, the tissues are
examined, processed and used for corneal transplant
operation as early as possible.
The needy patients are contacted in accordance
with the waiting list.
The recipient of cornea will always remain
anonymous but the donor family should be happy
knowing that the eyes have been used to restore
the vision of two blind persons.
A letter of thanks along with an EYE DONATION
CERTIFICATE are sent to the Donor's family.
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What can you do for Eye Bank
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INFORM the Eye Bank if unfortunately
there is death among the relatives
JOIN HANDS with us for the movement of EYE
DONATION
MOTIVATE family members of the person who
has died in your area.
SPREAD information about eye donation
Your WORD OF MOUTH will help the movement
YOUR WILLINGNESS to donate eyes of your
close relative after death will be greatly
appreciated by the blind who will now have
sight.
You can ENROLL your name for voluntary eye
donation
You can offer your SERVICE to eye bank in
any form
Making the DECISION
The decision about whether to donate
your eyes is not a simple one for most people.
Many reasons for donating eyes have been
expressed by donors and their families.
Often these people will say things like
It won't be needing my
eyes when I'm gone, so if they can be of
use to someone else, then why not help them
out"
If some good can come out
of our family's tragedy, then that will
help to lessen our grief"
Part of the diseased will
live on and provide sight to blind persons.
Print the Eye Donation
form and send it to us to get the Eye Donation
Card. |
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