Eye donation

process and purpose of eye donation and benefits

1. Eye donation AADIL MAHTAB BS ZOOLOGY

2. Corneal transplantation , Corneal transplantation also known as corneal grafting , is a surgical procedure where a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by donated corneal tissue (the graft).

3. EYE NEVER DIE, DONATE EYE Add Color to One’s Life, Donate Eye www.gather2share.org Leave your ‘’I’’ when you live… And leave your ‘’EYE’’ when you leave…

4. KNOW ABOUT YOUR EYE Add Color to One’s Life, Donate Eye www.gather2share.org Cornea is the clear tissue covering the front of the eye. It serves as a window to allow light to enter the eye. If the cornea becomes cloudy vision is dramatically reduced or lost. Corneal blindness affects mainly children and young ,adults.

5. CLEAR VS CLOUDY CORNEA Picture 1

6. YOUR EFFORTS WILL HELP SOMEONE TO SEE Add Color to One’s Life, Donate Eye www.gather2share.org

7. SPEND ONLY ONE DAY BLINDFOLDED

8. Life must have been very scary this one day! Imagine how blind people lead their life.

9. Give them the gift of Light

10. Add Color to One’s Life, Donate Eye www.gather2share.org “ There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark.“ Helen Keller

11. WHO CAN DONATE EYES ? Add Color to One’s Life, Donate Eye www.gather2share.org Anyone can be donor, irrespective of age, sex, blood group or religion. Person suffering from hypertension, diabetes can also donate eyes.

12. 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. WHEN DONATING EYES OF A DECEASED

13. HOW AND WHEN ? Add Color to One’s Life, Donate Eye www.gather2share.org Eyes should be donated within 6-8 hrs of death. Total procedures take 15-20 minutes. There is no disfigurement of the face of the donor. After removal, the eyes are analyzed, processed at the eye bank and then cornea is transplanted within 96 hours.

14. Injuries Infections Malnutrition Chemical burn Post operative complications CAUSES OF CORNEAL BLINDNESS

15. TREATMENT Cornea Transplant The first corneal transplant took place in 1905.

16. MYTHS ABOUT EYE DONATION Face/ Body will be disfigured. Will be born blind in next birth. Will not be able to see GOD.

17. Because of this huge shortfall of donor eyes in pakistan there is a long list of waiting patients. WAITING FOR THE GIFT

18. Add Color to One’s Life, Donate Eye www.gather2share.org