2. ROSHNI JAMSHEDPUR WELCOMES YOU Roshni JSR

3. OBJECTIVE TO PROMOTE EYE DONATIONS AND IMPART ROSHNI TO THE BLIND. Roshni JSR

4. AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY  TO REMOVE BLINDNESS BY INVOLVING PEOPLE IN THIS NOBLE CAUSE.  TO PROMOTE THE AWARENESS REGARDING EYE DONATIONS  TO INVOLVE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE AS VOLUNTEERS AND MEMBERS.  TO MAXIMIZE PLEDGES. Roshni JSR

5. MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM  BLINDNESS IN INDIA-15 MILLION  CORNEAL BLINDNESS-4.6 MILLION (90% BELOW AGE 45 YRS. INCLUDING 60% CHILDREN BELOW 12 YRS.) Roshni JSR

6. 0.2 MILLION ADDED TO CORNEAL BLINDS EVERY YEAR Roshni JSR

7. DESPITE INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS THERE IS STILL AN ACUTE PAUCITY OF DONOR TISSUE. Roshni JSR

8. BLINDNESS RoshniJSR

9. MAIN CAUSES OF CORNEAL BLINDNESS  INFECTION  INJURIES  IATROGENIC  MALNUTRITION  CONGENITAL / HEREDITARY Roshni JSR

10. (Continued) Roshni JSR

13. VOLUNTARY EYE DONATION IS A RESULT OF REALISATION OF ONES SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THE CORNEAL BLIND. HOWEVER IN MOMENTS OF GRIEF THIS REALIZATION MAY NOT MATERIALIZE INTO ACTUAL EYE DONATION. Roshni JSR

15. WHO CAN DONATE ? Roshni JSR

16. WHO CAN DONATE ? Roshni JSR

17. WHO CAN DONATE ? Roshni JSR

19. CORNEA HAS A THREE-LIFE CYCLE. Roshni JSR

20. BLIND PEOPLE CAN ALSO DONATE CORNEAS. Roshni JSR

21. WHO CANNOT DONATE? Roshni JSR

22. WHAT IS TO BE DONE? (Continued) Roshni JSR

32. MYTHS REALITY Roshni JSR  TOTAL EYE BALL IS TRANSPLANTED. ONLY THE CORNEA CAN BE TRANSPLANTED NOT THE WHOLE EYE BALL.  CORNEAS CAN BE DONATED WHILE THE DONOR IS ALIVE. PLEDGING IS DONE DURING LIFE.CORNEAS ARE REMOVED AFTER DEATH.  CORNEA CAN BE REMOVED EVEN LONG AFTER DEATH. CORNEA SHOULD BE REMOVED WITHIN 6-8 HOURS OF DEATH.

33. MYTHS REALITY Roshni JSR  CORNEAS ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD. CORNEAS ARE NEITHER SOLD NOR BOUGHT. DONATIONS ARE PURELY VOLUNTARY.  THE DONOR’S FACE IS DISFIGURED. THE DONOR’S FACE IS NOT DISFIGURED.

34. MYTHS REALITY Roshni JSR LONG TIME IS TAKEN FOR RETRIEVEL OF CORNEA FROM DEAD BODY. ONLY 15-20 MINUTES IS NEEDED FOR RETRIEVAL. ALL TYPES OF BLINDNESS CAN BE CURED AND VISION RESTORED. ONLY CORNEAL BLINDNESS CAN BE CORRECTED. ALL CORNEAS HARVESTED ARE UTILIZED FOR TRANSPLANTION. AFTER EVALUATION,THE CORNEAS THAT ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR TRANSPLANTION ARE DISCARDED.

35. MYTHS REALITY Roshni JSR NO NEED TO SCREEN THE DONOR CORNEA FOR DISEASES. THE DONOR’S BLOOD IS TESTED FOR HEPATITIS/AIDS/VENEREAL DISEASES ETC. CORNEAS ARE REMOVED ONLY AT A HOSPITAL. THEY CAN BE REMOVED AT HOSPITAL OR EVEN AT RESIDENCE,WHEREVER DEATH OCCURS.

36. ROSHNI JAMSHEDPUR A RAY OF LIGHT Roshni JSR

37. YOU ARE THE KEY TO THE SUCCESS. Roshni JSR

38. 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. Roshni JSR

39. ACHIEVEMENTS FIRST DONATION RECEIVED OF LATE MRS. KOTHARI ON 2 ND JANUARY 1992. Roshni JSR

40. ACHIEVEMENTS DONATIONS RECEIVED-64 TILL MARCH’06. Roshni JSR

41. ACHIEVEMENTS NO. OF TRANSPLANTS CARRIED OUT- 97 TILL MARCH’06. Roshni JSR

42. ACHIEVEMENTS THIS YEAR, TILL MARCH DONATIONS RECEIVED-5 TRANSPLANTS CARRIED OUT-8 Roshni JSR

43. ACHIEVEMENTS PLEDGES RECEIVED TILL DATE MORE THAN 2000. Roshni JSR

44. YOU ARE THE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS. Roshni JSR

45. ADDRESS- ROSHNI JAMSHEDPUR, ‘NARAYANA KRIPA’ 1,INNER CIRCLE ROAD, KADMA,JSR-831005. Roshni JSR

46. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE Roshni JSR

47. QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS Roshni JSR

48. THANKING YOU ALL Roshni JSR