A GIFT AFTER
EYE DONATION
From the beginning of the life to the end of our day sight, above all senses, is the most enriching experience. Yet, not everyone is blessed with sight. And it is for us to see that something is done about that.
HOW THESIGHTIS LOST.
When the Cornea, the outermost membrane of the eye, loses iota transparency due to Glaucoma, malnutrition or injury (to mention just a few of the causes), the eye ceases to see. In medical terms the condition is called Cornea Opacity. Donate Eyes to Give Sight of over 20 Lakhs Indians who suffer form Cornea Opacity, almost 10 lakhs can benefit from Cornea opacity, almost can benefit from Cornea Transplant.
HOW YOU CAN BRING BACK THE LIGHT
A simple cornea Transplant can restore sight to most of them, yet sadly, in a year only4500 such operations are performed in India. We need a fat greater number of healthy corneas, because only a healthy Cornea donated by another human being can replace the useless one in a blind person’s eyes.
This is where you can help. By pledging to donate your eyes after the life, To begin with, you should sign the Pledge Card. Lion Eye Bank will register you as an Eye Donor and send you a Certificate cum Eye Donor Card with the name , address and telephone numbers of the Eye Bank for you to catty the Card with you.
INVOLVE YOUR FAMILY
Simply the act of your pledging may ensure that your wish will be fulfilled. Because it would hardly be the first though to occur to the grief-stricken relatives. That is, unless you do something now to make sure that when the time comes your eyes will actually be donated the pledge will not be fulfilled.
Discuss Eye Donation with your family. They must take the responsibility to inform the nearest Eye bank immediately after death. Whichever eye Bank immediately after death? Whichever eye bank is the nearest should be called, irrespective of where you have registered, hence we encourage the idea of a whole family you pledging. That way, everyone will take a pride in being able to participate in a small miracle. The miracle of bringing light to a behind person’s life.
BASICFACT SAMOUT EYE DONATION;
1. Almost anyone of any age can donate eyes even if the donor wears glasses, has cataract or undergone eye surgery successfully.
2. The eyes have to be removed within 6 hours of death. So the nearest Eye Bank must be informed immediately after death. Close the eyelids and place a wet cloth ice piece over them.
3. The Eye Bank will rush a doctor to your home.
4. Eye removal takes only 10-15 minutes and leaves no scar of disfigurement.
5. Your donation gives sight to two blind persons. One blind person is given one eye at a time due to shortage.
6. The law provides that you can authorize the donation oft the eyes of a deceased relative if he/she had never said anything against his/her eye donation
7. On reaching the Eye Bank the eyes are examined, preserved and used in a Cornea Transplant within 72 hours.
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