3. FACTS OF EYE DONATION  It’s a combination of selfless charity and the miracle of medical technology  It’s the process of restoration of sight through corneal transplant

4.  Cornea is the clear, transparent tissue covering the black portion of the eye  It becomes cloudy from disease, injury, infection or malnutrition etc because of which vision is lost  Corneal blindness can be treated by replacing the damaged cornea by a healthy donated human cornea  The only source of availability of cornea is through eye donation.

5.  Eye donation in India today meets less than 5% of the demand for corneal transplants  There are about 1.3 million (13 Lakh) corneal blind persons in the country with an additional 25000 adding each year.  Only 22000 cornea are collected every year from eye donations whereas the requirement is 200 times more

6. DONATING EYES  Eyes should be donated within 4 to 6 hours of death  Any body can be a donor irrespective of age, sex, blood group and religion  Procedure will take about 15 to 20 minutes  Eyes can be donated even if the deceased has not formally pledged his/her eyesEye Bank edited video_13-07-2010.mpgEye Bank edited video_13-07-2010.mpg

7.  The eye bank will reach the donors home immediately. This service is free  Eyes are never bought or sold  All religions endorse eye donation

8. MYTHS OF EYE DONATION  Face will be dis-figured  Will be born blind in the next birth  Cannot see god

9. Appeal  Pledge your eyes. Make it a family tradition  Motivate and educate others about eye donation  Motivate the kin of the deceased to donate the eyes as that is the only way to make them continue to live  The pledge form is available in the intranet of your unit  Please fill in the forms and send it to Shri A Panduranga Rao, Sr DGM/C&PR BHEL, HPEP, RC Puram,Hyderabad-32 Appeal.docx Pledge-form.jpg Appeal.docxPledge-form.jpg