Eye Donation - A dark reality
Our
country has about 2.1 million people who suffer from Corneal Blindness. They
can see if a Cornea transplant is performed. Only source of Corneas for
transplant is eye donation, which must be performed with in about 6 hours of
death.
Against
this, average no. of eye donations in India languishes at about 38,600 per
annum implying that even an impossible wait of 112 years will not help most. On
the other hand approximately 9 million people die every year and one pair of
eyes from a deceased person can be implanted on two blind persons implying a
potential of 1 Cr. 80 Lac corneal transplants.
“Enlighten someone’s world by donating your eyes” - Ashok Mahindru
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