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Rotary Club of Mumbai Kandivali
West
EYE DONATION AWERNESS
WELCOMES FOR
ORIENTATION PROGRAM ON EYE DONATION
BLIND POPULATION IN INDIA
INDIA ACCOUNTS FOR 20 %OF GLOBAL BLIND
CORNEALLY BLIND : 1 %
CATRACT : 62 %
REFRECTIVE ERROR : 19.7 %
GLUCOMA : 5.8 %
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INDIA’S POPULATION : 118 CRORE
DAILY DEATH : 62,389
TOTAL BLINDS : 6,82,497
If Daily Dead People Donate their Eyes, within 11 Days all Blinds will be able to See.
YES ONLY 11 DAYS ALL BLINDS CAN SEE IN INDIA IF WE ALL DONATE EYES.
CLEAR CORNEA
CORNEA IS THE OUTERMOST TRANSPARENT TISSUE OF THE EYE
WHAT IS CORNEAL BLINDNESS ?
CLOUDY CORNEA
CAUSES OF CORNEAL BLINDNESS
Injuries Infections Malnutrition Chemical burn Post operative complications
Majority of the Corneal Blind's are Children
PROBLEM OF MOST CORNEAL BLINDNESS IS
CURABLE / TREATABLE TREATMENT
Cornea Transplant
WHAT IS EYE DONATION ?
FACTS ABOUT EYE DONATION
Only the cornea is used for transplant. Eyes should be donated within 6-8 hrs. of death. One cornea is grafted to more than one person. Total removal time is about 15-20 minutes. Spectacle wearers, hypertensive and diabetics can also donate. Eyes are not bought or sold. All religions endorse eye donation. 10cc of blood sample is collected from the donor’s body for testing.
WHEN DONATING EYES OF A DECEASED
Call the nearest Eye Bank
Switch OFF fans of the rooms.
Keep ACs ON.
Place wet cotton on closed eyes of the donor.
Raise the head with a pillow.
MYTHS ABOUT EYE DONATION
Face/ Body will be disfigured.
Will be born blind in next birth.
Will not be able to see GOD.
IMPEDIMENTS TO EYE DONATION
Religious taboos.
Lack of awareness.
Fear of disfigurement.
Apathy/ Forgetfulness
Lack of favorable legislation.
WHAT YOU CAN DO? Help us spread awareness about Eye
Donation. Consent to donate eyes of your close
relatives and friends. Motivate family members of the
person who has died in your area for eye donation.
Organise talks, presentations and pledging camps etc. to propagate the message of Eye Donation.
Become our VOLUNTEER
UNDER PROJECT DRISHTI RCMKW WILL CARRY OUT FOLLOWING
1) FREE CATRACT OPERATION
2) CHILDREN SQUENT EYE CORRECTION
3) CONGENTIAL CATRACT OPERATION FOR CHILDREN
4) EYE DONATION AWERNESS
5) EYE INNACULATION.
OUR VISION UNDER DRISHTI LONG TERM & THIS YEAR
1) MORE THEN 100 CATRACT OPERATION
2) SQUENT EYE CORRECTION FOR 10 CHILDREN
3) CONGENTIAL CATRACT OPERATION FOR CHILDRENS
4) EYE DONATION AWERNESS IN SOCIETIES ,SCHOOLS ,PUBLIC PLACES, DISPLAY OF EYE DONATION STICKERS AT ALL MAJOR PUBLIC PLACES OF KANDIVALI
5) MAXIMUM EYE INNACULATION.
Join us in our
“Mission for Sight”
LONG TERM GOAL GIVE VISION TO
ALL & ERADICATE AVOIDABLE
BLINDNESS FROM
KANDIVALI,MUMBAI & INDIA
Thank you * * *
For Further Queries Contact :
ROTARY CLUB OF MUMBAI KANDIVALI WEST
www.rotarymumbaikandivliwest.org
9821081138/8080006917
CREAT HEAVEN IN THE LIFE OF BLIND BY DONATING EYES.