Roshni Jamshedpur

OBJECTIVE TO PROMOTE EYE DONATIONS AND IMPART ROSHNI TO THE BLIND Roshni Jamshedpur

AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY TO REMOVE BLINDNESS BY PEOPLE INVOLVEMENT TO PROMOTE AWARENESS ON EYE DONATIONS TO INVOLVE MORE & MORE PEOPLE AS MEMBERS & VOLUNTEERS TO MAXIMIZE PLEDGES Roshni Jamshedpur

MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM BLINDNESS IN INDIA - 15 MILLION CORNEAL BLINDNESS MILLION 90% BELOW AGE 45 YRS INCLUDING 60% CHILDREN BELOW 12 YRS) Roshni Jamshedpur

0.2 MILLION ADDED TO CORNEAL BLINDS EVERY YEAR Roshni Jamshedpur

DESPITE INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS THERE IS STILL AN ACUTE PAUCITY OF DONOR TISSUE Roshni Jamshedpur

BLINDNESS Roshni Jamshedpur

MAIN CAUSES OF CORNEAL BLINDNESS INFECTION INJURIES IATROGENIC MALNUTRITION CONGENITAL / HEREDITARY Roshni Jamshedpur

VOLUNTARY EYE DONATION IS RESULT OF REALISATION OF ONES SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS CORNEAL BLIND HOWEVER IN MOMENT OF GRIEF THIS REALIZATION MAY NOT MATERIALIZE INTO ACTUAL EYE DONATION Roshni Jamshedpur

WHO CAN DONATE Roshni Jamshedpur BLIND PEOPLE CAN ALSO DONATE CORNEAS Any one of any Age Spectacle Wearers Diabetics Hypertensive Even people suffering from systematic disorder like Asthma, Tuberculosis Any one who have undergone cataract surgery

CORNEA HAS A THREE- LIFE CYCLE Roshni Jamshedpur

WHO CANNOT DONATE Roshni Jamshedpur Those affected with: AIDS Hepatitis B & C Rabies Septicemia Active Leukemia Other Infectious Diseases

WHAT IS TO BE DONE Roshni Jamshedpur

MYTHS REALITY TOTAL EYE BALL IS TRANSPLANTED ONLY THE CORNEA CAN BE TRANSPLANTED CORNEA CAN BE DONATED WHILE THE DONOR IS ALIVE PLEDG IS DONE DURING LIFE. CORNEA ARE REMOVED AFTER DEATH ONLY REMOVAL OF CORNEA EVEN LONG AFTER DEATH CORNEA TO BE REMOVED WITHIN 6-8 HOURS OF DEATH Roshni Jamshedpur CORNEA ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD CORNEA ARE NEITHER SOLD NOR BOUGHT. DONATIONS ARE VOLUNTARY THE DONOR’S FACE IS DISFIGURED THE DONOR’S FACE IS NOT DISFIGURED

MYTHS REALITY LONG TIME TAKEN TO RETRIE CORNEA FROM DEAD BODY ONLY MINUTES NEEDED FOR RETRIEVAL ALL TYPES OF BLINDNESS CAN BE CURED AND VISION RESTORED ONLY CORNEAL BLINDNESS CAN BE CORRECTED ALL CORNEA HARVESTED UTILIZED FOR TRANSPLANTION Roshni Jamshedpur CORNEA NOT SUITABLE ARE DISCARDED NO NEED TO SCREEN CORNEA FOR DISEASES DONOR BLOOD IS TESTED FOR HEPATITIS/ AIDS/ VENEREAL DISEASES ETC CORNEA ARE REMOVED ONLY AT HOSPITAL CORNEA CAN BE REMOVED AT THE PLACE OF DEATH

YOU ARE THE KEY TO SUCCESS Roshni Jamshedpur

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 THE NOBLE CAUSE Roshni Jamshedpur

ACHIEVEMENTS FIRST DONOR: LATE MRS. KOTHARI 2 ND JANUARY 1992 Roshni Jamshedpur PLEDGES RECEIVED TILL 30 Nov DATE MORE THAN 3000

ACHIEVEMENTS DONATIONS RECEIVED-97 TILL 30 Nov Roshni Jamshedpur NO. OF TRANSPLANTS CARRIED OUT- 142 TILL 30 Nov. 2012

THANK YOU Roshni Jamshedpur