golden eye- your eye can give a new life
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OBJECTIVE TO PROMOTE AWARENESS REGARDING EYE
DONATION.
TO REMOVE BLINDNESS BY INVOLVING PEOPLE IN THIS NOBLE CAUSE.
TO INVOLVE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE AS VOLUNTEERS AND MEMBERS.
TO MAXIMIZE PLEDGES.
MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM BLINDNESS IN INDIA-15 MILLION +
THERE ARE 2 MILLION BLIND CHILDREN IN
INDIA.ONLY 5 % OF THEM RECEIVE ANY EDUCATION.
CORNEAL BLINDNESS-4.6 MILLION
(90% BELOW AGE 45 YRS.
INCLUDING 60% CHILDREN
BELOW 12 YRS.)
FACTS ABOUT EYE DONATION EYES CAN BE DONATED ONLY AFTER DEATH.
EYES MUST BE REMOVED WITHIN 4-6 HOURS AFTER DEATH.
EYE REMOVAL DOES NOT DELAY THE FUNERAL AS THE ENTIRE PROCEDURE TAKES ONLY 15-20 MINUTES.
THE IDENTITIES OF BOTH DONOR AND RECEPIENT ARE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.
CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATIONThis is a procedure in which the cornea of donor eye is grafted to replace the diseased cornea of the patient.
A significant proportion of blind patients can have their sight restored through corneal transplantation.
Who can donate?
Anyone of any age can donate eyes
Who can donate?
Spectacle wearers, diabetics, hypertensive and people
suffering from systemic disorders like Asthma, Tuberculosis
... can also donate eyes
Who can donate?
Patients who have undergone cataract surgery can also
donate eyes.
Who cannot donate?Cornea can not be used for Transplantation if the patients
are identified with AIDS, Hepatitis B, C, Rabies,
Septicemia, active Leukaemia and any other infectious
disease.
MYTHS REALITY
>TOTAL EYE BALL IS
TRANSPLANTED.
>CORNEA CAN BE REMOVED EVEN LONG AFTER DEATH.
>THE DONOR’S FACE IS DISFIGURED.
>ONLY THE CORNEA CAN BE
TRANSPLANTED NOT THE
WHOLE EYE BALL.
>CORNEA SHOULD BE REMOVED WITHIN 6-8 HOURS OF DEATH
>THE DONOR’S FACE IS NOT DISFIGURED.
EXPECTATIONS SPREAD THE MESSAGE-EYE DONATION IS
EASY,SIMPLE,PAINLESS AND PRICELESS.
MOTIVATE THE PEOPLE TO DONATE THEIR EYES.
INVOLVE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE TO THIS NOBLE CAUSE.
"There is no lovelier way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping
hand to those in the dark."
- Helen Keller
