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Gift your Sight and help light up the darkness in someone's life. "There
is no lovelier way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to
those in the dark." - Helen Keller
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| Who
can be an eye donor ? |
Practically anybody above the age of one year can donate his or her eyes. Spectacle
and contact lens users, persons with diabetes, hypertension and personss blind
from retinal and optic nerve diseases can also donate the eyes. Persons who have
undergone eye surgeries like cataract, LASIK or laser eye surgery, glaucoma surgeries,
etc. can also donate their eyes. |
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| Pledging the
eye |
Pledging is your determination to donate your eyes after death. This is a noble
act but it requires relatives or friends to carry out your pledge after death.
Even if you have not pledged your eyes, you can still donate them. |
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How
to donate your eyes? |
You call the nearest eye bank or 1919 in Mumbai [24 hrs] after the death of your
beloved relatives or friends. The eyes should be collected within 6 hours of death.
So call at your earliest.
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| You can also
do the following to keep the donors eyes viable: |
- Switch off the overhead fan.
- Keep the eyes of deceased closed
and covered with moist cotton.
- Raise the head end of the body by 6 inches.
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Please
pass this information to as many friends or family members.
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I
hereby give consent to donate my eyes after my death for the purpose of Transplantation
or Medical Education or Research. |
Fill
the following details for pledging or donating your eyes:
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