Eye Donation A Noble Cause Dr Arundhati Pande
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Eye Donation A Noble Cause Dr. Arundhati Pande Consultant Ophthalmologist i. Care Clinic, 101, Chandravarsha building, Pashan Sus Road, Pune 411021 M: +91 77200 15030 | T: +91 20 2587 1086 Light up a Life Donate your EYES
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Outline � What is corneal blindness � Cure for corneal blindness � Eye donation � Procedure � Becoming donor � Facts and Myths about Eye donation Light up a Life Donate your EYES
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Magnitude of blindness in India ---------------------------------------- Light up a Life Donate your EYES � Visually impaired : 52 million � Corneal blindness : 1. 5 million � Annual increase : ~30000 Corneal blindness affects mainly children and young adults who have long life ahead
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What is Corneal blindness Light up a Life ---------------------------------- Donate your EYES � Clear transparent tissue covering front of eye � Focusing � Vision element of eye is reduced or lost if cornea becomes cloudy – condition referred as corneal blindness
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Causes of Corneal Blindness ---------------------------------- � Light up a Life Donate your EYES Injuries (e. g. bows and arrows , pencil, etc. ) � Malnutrition � Infection � Chemical burns � Congenital disorders � Post operative complication
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Not everything is lost Light up a Life ---------------------------------- � � � Donate your EYES Lost sight due to damaged cornea can be restored through corneal transplantation 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
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What is Eye Donation? ---------------------------------- � Eye should be donated within 6 -8 hrs of death � Only cornea is used for Eye donation � Total removal time is 15 -20 minutes � Eyes � 10 cc are not bought or sold of blood is collected from donor’s body to rule out possibility of communicable diseases Light up a Life Donate your EYES
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What is Eye Donation? Continued -------------------------------------- � Eye Light up a Life Donate your EYES bank team will remove the eyes either at the hospital or at the home of the deceased � The identities of the donor and the recipient are kept confidential by law.
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After donation ---------------------------------- � � Light up a Life Donate your EYES The donor’s family receive a certificate of appreciation from the Eye Bank. Eyes are evaluated at the Eye Bank and only the ones deemed suitable are used for transplant, Others are used for research and education. Corneal transplantation should be done within 2 – 3 days post-removal. Recipients are notified on a first come first serve basis from the registry. TWO people gain sight from ONE PAIR of donated eyes.
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What is an Eye Bank? Light up a Life Donate your EYES � An Eye Bank is a charitable organization � The eye banks facilitate removal of eyes, processing of eyes and evaluation of the eyes and distribute them to the needy. � The first Eye Bank was set up in United states in 1945 at Newyork City. � Around 500+ Eye banks in India.
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Becoming a donor ---------------------------------- Light up a Life Donate your EYES �A person wishing to donate eyes should make close family members aware of their intentions � If you are 18 years or older, just fill out a Donor Card. ◦ Fill in your name and sign and date the card. ◦ Please sign name in the presence of two witnesses. ◦ Your witness should also sign the card � After the death of the person, family member needs to inform nearest eye bank or authorize Eye bank coordinators incase they approach
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What can you do? ---------------------------------- � Learn about Eye donation � Pledge to donate Eye � Encourage people around to donate Light up a Life Donate your EYES
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What can you do? ---------------------------------- � Let Light up a Life Donate your EYES eye donation be tradition in your family � Donate eyes of your dearest after death
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How do I contact an eye bank? ---------------------------------- i. Care Clinic M: +91 77200 15030 T: +91 20 2587 1086 NATION WIDE TOLLFREE NO: 1919 (BSNL) Light up a Life Donate your EYES
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Eye donation – Facts … ---------------------------------- � � � Light up a Life Donate your EYES Call nearest Eye bank Switch off fans and switch on Air conditioner (if available) Raise the head of the deceased slightly by placing a pillow underneath. Place wet clean cloth over the closed eye lids. Please ensure that the eyelids are properly closed. Keep a copy of the death certificate ready (if available).
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Myths about Eye donation ---------------------------------- Face/Body will be disfigured Will be born blind in next birth Will not be able to see God Light up a Life Donate your EYES
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Who can donate Eyes… Light up a Life ---------------------------------- Age - No bar for Eye donation Any Gender can donate Eye Donate your EYES
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Who can donate Eyes… ---------------------------------- Light up a Life Donate your EYES Families can donate eyes of their dear ones even if diseased has not pledged for Eye donation
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Who can donate Eyes… ---------------------------------- All religions endorse the practice of Eye donation Light up a Life Donate your EYES
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Who can’t donate Eyes… ---------------------------------- Light up a Life Donate your EYES People suffering from � � � � � Hepatitis AIDS Encephalitis Rabies Septicemia (bacteremia, fungemia, viremia) Retinoblastoma Laser photo ablation surgery Leukemia Lymphoma Creutzfeldt-Jacob syndrome Consult with your physician if you are fit to be a donor
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Light up a Life Donate your EYES Why destroy God’s gift when you can donate it!!!
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Give an eye! don’t be shy! One Eye Donation can make two blind people see. Light up a Life Donate your EYES
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Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply passing the time. Action with vision is making a positive difference -- Joel Barker Light up a Life Donate your EYES
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