This document discusses eye camps and eye banking in India. It describes two types of eye camps - comprehensive eye care camps and screening eye camps. It then discusses the organization and functions of eye banks, including collection, processing, preservation and distribution of donated corneas and other eye tissues. Key facts provided include that corneas must be collected within 6 hours of death, and that each donated cornea can help restore sight to up to 5 blind individuals. The document promotes eye donation in India and notes various awareness campaigns around eye donation.

1. EYE CAMPS
&
EYE BANKING
- D. ASHA RANI
MBBS FINAL YEAR(PART-I)
NRIIMS,
SANGIVALASA,VSKP.

2. EYE CAMPS
COMPREHENSIVE
EYECARE CAMPS
SCREENING EYE
CAMPS
REACH – OUT
APPROACH
REACH – IN
APPROACH

3. COMPREHENSIVE EYE CARE CAMPS:
1. PREPARATORY PHASE
2. INTENSIVE PHASE
3. CONSOLIDATION PHASE
4. CULMINATION AND RETRIEVAL PHASE
5. FOLLOW-UP PHASE
SCREENING EYE CAMPS: reach-in approach
base-hospital approach

5. EYE BANKING

6. EYE BANK:
It is a non-profit community
organization which deals with collection, storage and
distribution of cornea for the purpose of corneal
grafting, research and supply of other eye tissues for
other purposes.

7. • 1906: Edmund zirm- 1st successful corneal transplantation
• 1937: V P Filatow- father of modern eye banking
• 1949- 1st eye bank in India (Dr. Muthaih)- Chennai
• 1961: Eye bank association of America.
• 1974- Mc karey and Kauffman (MK) medium.

8. Functions of eye bank
• Promotion of eye donation
• Registration
• Collection
• Receiving and processing
• Preservation
• Distribution
• Research activities

9. Eye bank Organization:
EBTC
EB
EDC
EYE BANK TRAINIG CENTRES
EYE BANKS
EYE DONATION CENTRES

10. EYE BANK PERSONNEL:
• Eye bank in charge
• Eye bank technician
• Clerk- cum store keeper
• MSW or PRO
• Driver cum projectionist

11. “The Transplantation of human organs act, 1994”
• Written informed consent
• Relatives decision

12. FACTS ABOUT EYE DONATION
• Within 6hours of death
• Care of eyes to be taken after death
• It takes 15-20min to collect
• Eye donation of a person- gives sight to 2 blind persons
• Each cornea-can be utilized in 5 cases.
• Never bought/ sold
• Never refused
• Cant be removed from living person inspite of their consent

13. EYE DONATION
Any person
Any age
Any religion …………………………… can pledge to donate eyes..!!!
Relatives can pledge too…

14. CONTRAINDICATIONS
SYSTEMIC
• Death due to unknown cause
• AIDS
• Rabies
• Active viral hepatitis
• Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease
• SSPE
• PMLE
• Reyes syndrome
• Leukemia/lymphoma/ lympho
sarcoma
OCULAR
• Retinoblastoma
• Active conjunctivitis/
iritis/uveitis/vitreitis/retinitis
• Keratoconus
• Central opacities
• Pterygium
• Prior refractory procedures( radial
keratotomy scar/ lamellar inserts)

15. Procedure of eye donation:
• Tissue retrieval-- Enucleation / insitu corneo-scleral excision
• Donor blood sample-- HIV ,HBV,HCV,HTLV-I &II, Syphilis.
• corneal evaluation---EXCELLENT , VERY GOOD, GOOD, FAIR,POOR
• Storage--- Short term
Intermediate
Long term
Very long term

16. storage
Short term intermediate Long term
Very long
term
2-3 days
Moist chamber
M-K medium
7-10 days
K-sol, dexsol,
optisol
30 days
Organ culture medium
MEM
1 year
cryopreservation

19. Uses:-
• Cornea- grafting in corneal blinds
• Sclera- glaucoma, oculoplastic and retinal surgeries

20. Famous personalities in India who opted for eye donation

21. MARCH IS NATIONAL EYE DONOR MONTH
EYE DONAION FORTNIGHT- 25th AUGUST TO 8th
SEPTEMBER
WORLD SIGHT DAY- 13th OCTOBER(2nd thursday)

23. One of the basic human right is
RIGHT TO SEE………..!!!
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