EYE DONATION

by

DR. G. SAMARAMExecutive Director

SWETCHA GORA EYE BANK

Don't Burn or Bury

Your Eyes.....

Donate Them!

Blind Population

1. World - 40 millions

2. India - 15 millions

3. Corneally Blind - 4.6 millions

Majority

of the Corneally Blind

are Children

What is a Cornea ?

Solution

Corneal Transplantation

Causes of Corneal Blindness

1. Infections

2. Injuries

3. Corneal Deteriorations following Eye Surgery

8 - 9 million deaths occur

every year in India

One Eye Donation means

Sight to Two needy patients

Who can be an Eye Donor ?

People of any age

Spectacle users

Eye Surgery Patients

Diabeties,Hypertensives

What can you do to help us ?

Discuss your wish

to make an Eye Donation

with your family

In Andhra Pradesh

there is tremendous increase in

Eye Donation Number

in the past 5-6 years

Express your wish to

Donate Eyes

to your Physician

Eye Donation

is Simple!

Removal of Eyes

takes 20 minutes only

Does not delay

funeral arrangements

Eye Balls

should be removed

within 6 hours after death

Switch off the fan

&

leave the AC On

Impediments

Religious Taboos

Lack of awareness

Fear of disfigurement

Apathy / Forgetfulness

Lack of favourable legislations

What is an Eye Bank ?

Eye Bank is a

Community non-profit

Charitable Organisation.

Functions of an Eye Bank :

Tissue Retrieval

Tissue Processing

Tissue Evaluation

Serological Testing

Tissue Distribution

McCarey Kaufman

(M .K.) Medium

Uses of Donated Eyes

Corneal Transplantation

Emergency Patching

Medical Education

Research

Who can't be an Eye Donor?

Septicemia AIDS Leukemia Hepatatis B Rabies Encephalitis

Who can help us?

Medical Profession

Voluntary Organisations

Media

Government

Become

"Friends of Eye Bank"

JOIN US IN OUR

FIGHT FOR SIGHT