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EYE DONATION by DR. G. SAMARAM Executive Director SWETCHA GORA EYE BANK

EYE DONATION by DR. G. SAMARAM Executive Director SWETCHA GORA EYE BANK. Don't Burn or Bury Your Eyes..... Donate Them!. Blind Population 1. World - 40 millions 2. India - 15 millions 3. Corneally Blind - 4.6 millions. Majority of the Corneally Blind are Children.

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EYE DONATION by DR. G. SAMARAM Executive Director SWETCHA GORA EYE BANK

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  1. EYE DONATION by DR. G. SAMARAM Executive Director SWETCHA GORA EYE BANK

  2. Don't Burn or Bury Your Eyes..... Donate Them!

  3. Blind Population 1. World - 40 millions 2. India - 15 millions 3. Corneally Blind - 4.6 millions

  4. Majority of the Corneally Blind are Children

  5. What is a Cornea ?

  6. Solution

  7. Corneal Transplantation

  8. Causes of Corneal Blindness 1. Infections 2. Injuries 3. Corneal Deteriorations following Eye Surgery

  9. 8 - 9 million deaths occur every year in India

  10. One Eye Donation means Sight to Two needy patients

  11. Who can be an Eye Donor ?

  12. People of any age • Spectacle users • Eye Surgery Patients • Diabeties,Hypertensives

  13. What can you do to help us ?

  14. Discuss your wish to make an Eye Donation with your family

  15. In Andhra Pradesh there is tremendous increase in Eye Donation Number in the past 5-6 years

  16. Express your wish to Donate Eyes to your Physician

  17. Eye Donation is Simple!

  18. Removal of Eyes takes 20 minutes only Does not delay funeral arrangements

  19. Eye Balls should be removed within 6 hours after death

  20. Switch off the fan & leave the AC On

  21. Impediments Religious Taboos Lack of awareness Fear of disfigurement Apathy / Forgetfulness Lack of favourable legislations

  22. What is an Eye Bank ?

  23. Eye Bank is a Community non-profit Charitable Organisation.

  24. Functions of an Eye Bank : • Tissue Retrieval • Tissue Processing • Tissue Evaluation • Serological Testing • Tissue Distribution

  25. McCarey Kaufman (M .K.) Medium

  26. Uses of Donated Eyes Corneal Transplantation Emergency Patching Medical Education Research

  27. Who can't be an Eye Donor? • Septicemia • AIDS • Leukemia • Hepatatis B • Rabies • Encephalitis

  28. Who can help us? Medical Profession Voluntary Organisations Media Government

  29. Become "Friends of Eye Bank"

  30. JOIN US IN OUR FIGHT FOR SIGHT

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