To create awareness among the society regarding eye donation. To correct the misconception spread about the eye donation.

1. BY
MOHAMMED FAZIL CHALIL
1engfazil92@gmail.com

2. OBJECTIVE
 TO PROMOTE AWARENESS REGARDING EYE
DONATION.
 TO REMOVE BLINDNESS BY INVOLVING PEOPLE IN
THIS NOBLE CAUSE.
 TO INVOLVE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE AS
VOLUNTEERS AND MEMBERS.
 TO MAXIMIZE PLEDGES.

3. MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM
 BLINDNESS IN INDIA-15 MILLION +
 THERE ARE 2 MILLION BLIND CHILDREN IN
INDIA.ONLY 5 % OF THEM RECEIVE ANY
EDUCATION.
 CORNEAL BLINDNESS-4.6 MILLION
(90% BELOW AGE 45 YRS.
INCLUDING 60% CHILDREN
BELOW 12 YRS.)

4. FACTS ABOUT EYE DONATION
 EYES CAN BE DONATED ONLY AFTER DEATH.
 EYES MUST BE REMOVED WITHIN 4-6 HOURS
AFTER DEATH.
 EYE REMOVAL DOES NOT DELAY THE FUNERAL
AS THE ENTIRE PROCEDURE TAKES ONLY 15-20
MINUTES.
 THE IDENTITIES OF BOTH DONOR AND
RECEPIENT ARE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.

5. CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION
This is a procedure in which
the 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.

6. Who can donate?
Anyone of any age can donate eyes

7. Who can donate?
Spectacle wearers, diabetics, hypertensive and people
suffering from systemic disorders like Asthma, Tuberculosis
... can also donate eyes

8. Who can donate?
Patients who have undergone cataract surgery can also
donate eyes.

9. Who cannot donate?
Cornea can not be used for Transplantation if the patients
are identified with AIDS, Hepatitis B, C, Rabies,
Septicemia, active Leukaemia and any other infectious
disease.

10. MYTHS REALITY
>TOTAL EYE BALL IS
TRANSPLANTED.
>CORNEA CAN BE REMOVED EVEN
LONG AFTER DEATH.
>THE DONOR’S FACE IS
DISFIGURED.
>ONLY THE CORNEA CAN BE
TRANSPLANTED NOT THE
WHOLE EYE BALL.
>CORNEA SHOULD BE REMOVED
WITHIN 6-8 HOURS OF DEATH
>THE DONOR’S FACE IS NOT
DISFIGURED.

11. EXPECTATIONS
 SPREAD THE MESSAGE-EYE DONATION IS
EASY,SIMPLE,PAINLESS AND PRICELESS.
 MOTIVATE THE PEOPLE TO DONATE THEIR EYES.
 INVOLVE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE TO THIS NOBLE
CAUSE.

12. "There is no lovelier way to
thank God for your sight
than by giving a helping
hand to those in the dark."
- Helen Keller

13. CONTACT
MOHAMMED FAZIL
+919947117403
engfazil92@gmail.com