Hi All, Please go through the details of EDF and it's significance. This program will held all over India from Aug 25 to Sep 8th. Blr team talked to Minto Eye Hospital (MEH) Doctors reg this program and fwded to CSR teams and colleges to conduct awareness camps as well as Eye donation. So, please find the Eye hospital which can support the needy for eye operations at free of cost or provides some good concession. We can collaborate with Govt hospitals which do free service otherwise LVPEH, Hyderabad and Sankar Eye Hospital, Chennai. ** *Eye Donation Fortnight*
The Government of India has declared August 25th to September 8th as ‘*The Eye Donation fortnight*’ in memory of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi ever since he pledged his eyes in 1986. *Significance of Eye Donation * Money cannot restore sight. Only donation of eyes after death can bring light into the lives of the needy. A willing heart and a steely resolve is needed to donate eyes. In India, there are 25 lakh corneal blindness cases and 25,000 new cases are added every year. But there is a huge shortage of donor eyes, as only 15,000 corneas are collected. *Facts about Eye Donation * · Cornea is the clear tissue covering the front of the eye and is the focusing element of the eye. · Injuries, infections, diseases, malnutrition, congenital disorders, chemical burns and post-operative factors are the main causes of corneal blindness. · Sight restoration is possible with corneal transplant. · Anyone of any age can donate eyes, even those who have undergone cataract surgery, wear spectacles, are hypertensive, suffer from diabetics, asthma or tuberculosis. · Eyes are never removed from a living person. · One pair of eyes gives vision to two corneal blind people · Eye collection takes only 20 min and does not disfigure the face. · Eyes have to be removed within 4 to 6 hours of death and can be preserved up to four days. · The donor need not be taken to the eye bank. The team comes and removes the eyes without disfiguring the face. · Five ml. Blood is drawn from the donor to test for AIDS, Hepatitis B and C, Rabies, septicemia, leukemia or any other infectious diseases. · Eye banks are non-profit organizations and retrieved cornea is supplied free to surgeons for transplant. There is no money involved in eye donation. · Wallet card will be provided to eye donors with the details of Eye bank ధన్యవాదములతో, పవన్.
