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What is Eye donation? Why is it important?
There are hundreds of thousands of visually handicapped people in our country. It is
estimated that out of this about 10 lakh people can regain vision with appropriate
treatment. Surgery can restore vision to those who have become blind due to cataract or
those whose cornea has been affected. The damaged whitish cornea should be replaced by a
crystal like healthy cornea which has been donated by a healthy person. So eye-donation
should be encouraged in a large scale, as one of the best means of social service. To
enable another person obtain vision is one of the best forms of charity. Even after death
the donor lives in the eyes of recipient. Eyes from a dead person can enable two blind
people to acquire vision. |
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When should the eye-surgeon or eye bank be informed to donate the
eyes?
The eyes of a dead person can be used only if they are taken out within 6 hrs of death.
When a person who has given consent for the donation of one's eyes dies, the eye should be
kept wet by sprinkling water on them. Otherwise pieces of cotton wool soaked in water
should be placed on both the eyes so that the cornea does not become dry till the
eye-surgeon arrives. After the removal of the eyes the eyelids will be stitched together
and there will be no visible sign of the eyes having been removed. The entire process is
completed within 10-15 mins. |
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