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"There is no lovelier way to thank Godfor your sight than by giving a helpinghand to those in the dark."
- Helen Keller
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3.5 Million Corneal Blind peopleIn India,
out of which1 Million are Children
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Dont burn or bury your eyes
One Eye Donation means
SIGHT
to two needy persons
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WHAT CAN YOU DO?
1. Learn about Eye
Donation
2. Pledge to Donate
Your Eyes.
3. Encourage people
around you to
Pledge.
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WHAT CAN YOU DO?
4.Let Eye Donation
become a tradition in
your family.
5.Donate Eyes ofyour dearest after
Death.
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EYE DONATION
Eye donation means people pledging to donate their
eyes after death to be used for corneal grafting for
restoring sight to corneal blind people.
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Why Eye Donation is required?
Corneal blindness is one of the most common
causes of blindness in INDIA.
Every five seconds, one individual goes blind.
At present 18,000 corneas are collected in the
country every year whereas we need 100,000corneas in a year to fight corneal
blindness.
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What is Corneal Blindness?
The cornea is the clear tissue covering the front of the
eye.
It ia a focusing element of the eye.
Vision is dramatically reduced or lost if the corneabecomes cloudy from diseases, injury or infection.
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Main causes of Corneal Blindness
Injuries
Malnutrition
Infections Chemical burns
Congenital disorders
Post operative complications or infections
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Who can Donate Eye?
Any person can be an eye donor.
Persons younger than 18 years must have
the authorization of the parents or
guardian.
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Who can Donate Eye?
People who wear spectacles
People suffering from:
- Diabetes- Asthma
- High blood pressure
Patients who haveundergone cataract surgery
can also donate eyes
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Who can Donate Eye?
Age does not matter.
Gender does not matter
- Families can donate the eyes of their
dear departed even if it has NOTbeen pledged before.
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What is the role of Religion in eye
donation?
All religions endorse the practice of eye
donation.
All major religious faiths approve of and
support donation of eyes for therestoration of sight.
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Who will benefit from Eye Donation?
An estimated 3.5 million people who are
blind due to corneal diseases are eligible
for corneal transplantation.
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CORNEALTRANSPLANTATION
This is a procedure inwhich the cornea ofdonor eye is grafted to
replace the diseasedcornea of the patient.
A significant
proportion of blindpatients can have theirsight restored throughcorneal transplantation.
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Eyes can be removed within 6-8hours of time of death.
Total removal time is about 15-20 minutes.
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A Few Precautions
Do Switch off the fans
Do keep air conditioners / coolerrunning
Do place wet cotton with ice over theclosed eyelids
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The Eye Bank Doctor visits the donors
home. This is done free.
The eyes are removed by a doctor using a
sterile procedure.
It leaves no scar or disfigurement of the
face.
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The Donated eyes are never bought or sold.
Request for eye donation is always attended to.
On reaching the Eye Bank, tissues are
examined , processed and used for corneal
transplant operation as early as possible.
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WHO CANT DONATE EYES..
People suffering from:
Hepatitis
AIDS
Rabies
Septicimea (bacteremia,
fungemia, viremia)
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Eye removal DOES NOT delay funeral asthe entire procedure takes only 20-30 min.
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After corneal Transplant
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Before
After corneal
transplant
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Before After
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Why only these peopleeven you can make a
difference.
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Join This Movement Of
EYE DONATION
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Why destroy a gift ?
Make a Difference Today
Pledge To Donate Your Eyes
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No Donation is too small, help us
eradicate preventable blindness in INDIA.
D t Of O hth l l
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Dept. Of Ophthalmology.
K.L.E.S Dr.Prabhakar Kore Hospital
This Eye Donation Help Desk Counter :
Will help you
To Pledge to Donate your Eyes.
AND
Provide you more information about the Eyedonation Procedure.